There Are, It Is True, At Present No Great Prizes In Literature Such As Are Offered By The Learned Professions, But There Are Quite As Many Small Ones - Competences; While, On The Other Hand, It Is Not So Much Of A Lottery. - SearchQuotes

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There are, it is true, at present no great prizes in literature such as are offered by the learned professions, but there are quite as many small ones - competences; while, on the other hand, it is not so much of a lottery.

James Payn

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