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Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton Quotes: He who writes prose builds his temple to Fame in rubble; he who writes verses builds it in granite.
         

He who writes prose builds his temple to Fame in rubble; he who writes verses builds it in granite.


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