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Sometimes, the shortest path between two points is serpentine,
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It is an undeniable privilege of every man to prove himself right in the thesis that the world is his enemy; for if he reiterates it frequently enough and makes it the background of his conduct he is bound eventually to be right.
George F. Kennan
Christopher Benfey
Born:
October 28, 1954
(age 71)
Bio:
Christopher Benfey is an American literary critic and Emily Dickinson scholar. He is the Mellon Professor of English at Mount Holyoke College.
Known for:
The double life of Stephen Crane (1992)
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