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Quote	Author	Source
"Life is a huge farce, and the advantage of possessing a sense of humour is that it enables one to defy fate with mocking laughter."	George Gissing	New Grub Street
"Literature nowadays is a trade. Putting aside men of genius, who may succeed by mere cosmic force, your successful man of letters is your skilful tradesman. He thinks first and foremost of the markets . . . "	George Gissing	New Grub Street
Flippancy, the most hopeless form of intellectual vice . . .	George Gissing	New Grub Street