Quote#Nature
Every one who has seriously investigated a novel question, who has…
Quote byGeorge Henry Lewes · 1817–1878
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Principles of Success in Literature (1865).
English (original)
Every one who has seriously investigated a novel question, who has really interrogated Nature with a view to a distinct answer, will bear me out in saying that it requires intense and sustained effort of imagination.
— George Henry Lewes
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