Laura Riding
1901 - 1991
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Biography
Laura Riding was an American poet, essayist, and critic known for her modernist literary works. She co-founded the Seizin Press and published several volumes of poetry and essays. Riding's writing often explored themes of identity, language, and the nature of reality. She was a prominent figure in the literary circles of the early 20th century.
Famous Quotes (5)
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The proper function of a critic is to save the tale from the artist who created it.
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The truth is always an abyss. One must — as in a swimming pool — dare to dive from the quivering springboard of trivial everyday experience and sink into the depths, in order to later rise again — laughing and fighting for breath — to the now doubly illuminated surface of things.
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There is nothing that is not the truth.
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I can believe things that are true and things that aren't true and I can believe things where nobody knows if they're true or not.
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To be clear is not to be clever.