[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f7QACSaroqOY7CndT1_C-l65q-jSNsOrCG9VRnxoFDPg":3,"$fPxj9ZFGLRSYY5gpSK75XulinM1dlHwmSW-EiCV4FBZs":12},{"author":4,"tags":11},{"author_id":5,"author_name":6,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"bio":9,"short_bio":9,"bio_jsonld":9,"slug":10,"image_url":9},23600,"Mark Van Doren","M",32,null,"mark-van-doren",[],{"quotes":13,"pagination":79},[14,22,28,35,41,47,53,59,65,71],{"id":15,"quote_text":16,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":19,"source":20,"quote_tag":21,"commentary":9},3817519,"The genius of the Marx Brothers is for parody. They never are themselves. They exist too abundantly to be content with being that - they must go on, by the rapidest of transitions, to being something else. Groucho, in my opinion the bright star among the three, is never anything but the thing he is at the moment pretending to be.",7,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":23,"quote_text":24,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":25,"source":26,"quote_tag":27,"commentary":9},3817499,"The job of the poet is to render the world - to see it and report it without loss, without perversion. No poet ever talks about feelings. Only sentimental people do.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":29,"quote_text":30,"author_id":5,"source_id":31,"has_image":18,"author":32,"source":33,"quote_tag":34,"commentary":9},3260019,"Great periods of poetry begin with an inordinate self-consciousness, and only gradually attain to the natural.",6,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":36,"quote_text":37,"author_id":5,"source_id":31,"has_image":18,"author":38,"source":39,"quote_tag":40,"commentary":9},3260014,"The first thing to do about a problem is to recognize it; the second thing is to state it; the third thing is to solve it.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":42,"quote_text":43,"author_id":5,"source_id":31,"has_image":18,"author":44,"source":45,"quote_tag":46,"commentary":9},3260011,"When it aims to express a love of the world it refuses to conceal the many reasons why the world is hard to love, though we must love it because we have no other, and to fail to love it is not to exist at all.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":48,"quote_text":49,"author_id":5,"source_id":31,"has_image":18,"author":50,"source":51,"quote_tag":52,"commentary":9},3260006,"To be what no one ever was, to be what everyone has been: Freedom is the mean of those extremes that fence all effort in.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":54,"quote_text":55,"author_id":5,"source_id":31,"has_image":18,"author":56,"source":57,"quote_tag":58,"commentary":9},3260005,"There is no appeal from the ways of the world, which must continue on its own terms or take us all down with it into chaos and confusion.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":60,"quote_text":61,"author_id":5,"source_id":31,"has_image":18,"author":62,"source":63,"quote_tag":64,"commentary":9},3260000,"The job of the poet is to render the world-to see it and report it without loss, without perversion. No poet ever talks about feelings. Only sentimental people do.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":66,"quote_text":67,"author_id":5,"source_id":31,"has_image":18,"author":68,"source":69,"quote_tag":70,"commentary":9},3259994,"The literature of the world has exerted its power by being translated.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":72,"quote_text":73,"author_id":5,"source_id":31,"has_image":74,"author":75,"source":76,"quote_tag":77,"commentary":78},3259987,"A classic is a book that remains in print.",true,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"### The Backstory\n\nMark Van Doren, an American poet and critic, coined this definition of a classic book around the mid-20th century. During his time, literary circles were grappling with issues related to literary relevance, commercial viability, and the role of criticism in shaping public perception. This context likely influenced Van Doren's statement about what makes a book endure.\n\n### The Hidden Insight\n\nAt first glance, the quote seems straightforward: it defines a classic as any book that remains in print. However, upon closer examination, this definition reveals an unexpected truth. A book becomes a \"classic\" not because of its inherent quality or timeless appeal but merely due to external factors like commercial success and continued publication.\n\n### How to Use This\n\nIn modern terms, the takeaway from Van Doren's statement is that for one's work to be considered enduring, it must meet certain criteria other than artistic merit. A creative professional should focus on publishing their work regularly and finding a niche audience, rather than relying solely on the quality of their craft.",{"currentPage":80,"totalPages":81,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":82},1,4,10]