Quote by David Herbert Lawrence

Oh literature, oh the glorious Art, how it preys upon the marrow in our bones. It scoops the stuffing out of us, and chucks us aside. Alas!

Oh literature, oh the glorious Art, how it preys upon the ma

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This quote reveals the powerful and captivating nature of literature. It portrays how literature has the ability to deeply impact and penetrate our souls. Through its ability to immerse readers in a different world or story, literature has the capacity to strip away our defenses and make us vulnerable. It suggests that literature can take hold of us, consume our emotions, and then leave us feeling bare and abandoned, inducing a sense of melancholy.

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