It amounts to this — Literature is not a mere Science, to be studied; but an Art, to be practised.

Arthur Quiller-Couch (1863–1944). British poet, novelist, scholar, critic
On the Art of Writing, Lecture 12 “On Style,” Cambridge University (28 Jan 1914)
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