They say the test of this [literary power] is whether a man can write an inscription. I say "Can he name a kitten?” And by this test I am condemned, for I cannot. (Samuel Butler (novelist))

They say the test of this [literary power] is whether a man can write an inscription. I say "Can he name a kitten?” And by this test I am condemned, for I cannot.

Samuel Butler (novelist)

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