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


Caxtoniana: a Series of Essays on Life, Literature, and Manners (ed. 1864)

Edward Bulwer-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.

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.