Neither creator nor critic can make himself universal by barely taking thought about it. He is what he lives. The measure of the creator is the amoun… - Carl Van Doren

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Neither creator nor critic can make himself universal by barely taking thought about it. He is what he lives. The measure of the creator is the amount of life he puts Into his work. The measure of the critic is the amount of life he finds there.

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About Carl Van Doren

Carl Clinton Van Doren (September 10, 1885 – July 18, 1950) was a U.S. critic, historian, and Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer.

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Alternative Names: Carl Clinton Van Doren
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