| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 4843 |
| QUOTATION: | Some writers confuse authenticity, which they ought always to aim at, with originality, which they should never bother about. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | W.H. (Wystan Hugh) Auden (19071973), Anglo-American poet. Writing, pt. 1, The Dyers Hand (1962). |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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