Harold Acton quotes
“Corvo is a generic term for a type of megalomaniac with a grievance against society for not accepting him at his own inflated valuation, an embodiment of Poe's raven.” — Harold Acton
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“Most of us have been bothered by a Corvo at one time or another, especially if we live near the Mediterranean.” — Harold Acton
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“So often is the virgin sheet of paper more real than what one has to say, and so often one regrets having marred it.” — Harold Acton
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“The biographies and autobiographies are on the whole more impressive than the fiction of the last two decades, but the freakish best sellers among them are least likely to withstand the test of time.” — Harold Acton
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