“Each work of criticism is supposed to build on the body of work, to increase the total sum of human understanding. It's not like filling your house with more and more beautiful wicker baskets. It's supposed to be cumulative - it believes in progress.”
Elif Batuman
The Possessed: Adventures With Russian Books and the People Who Read Them
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