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Gilbert Cannan Quotes

1884–1955 United Kingdom

Gilbert Eric Cannan (25 June 1884 – 30 June 1955) was a British novelist, dramatist, poet, translator, and reviewer of books and plays. He translated Romain Rolland's novel Jean-Christophe.

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I nothing know but that I nothing know,
And therefore I sing merrily.
I sit and watch the thronging moments go,
Each taking life from me.

Bad art has always been used as an escape from life; good art admits of no escape and forces a man to see himself in a glass clearly.

of an event is unlikely to be interesting after it and this may be the reason why my prophetic utterances regarding the Great War took the form of Satire.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Gilbert Cannan (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.