February 28, 2011

#2,868

The glory of the truly great writers is a glory artificially imposed on the public, an academic and subsidized glory.
Authentic, popular, spontaneous glory crowns none but mediocre men.

Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección, p. 459

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  1. The original Spanish is:

    La gloria de los escritores verdaderamente grandes es gloria artificialmente impuesta al público, gloria escolar y subvencionada.
    La gloria auténtica, popular, espontánea, no corona sino a mediocres.

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