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According to Alexander Pope, what is blessed is the man who expects, for he shall never be disappointed?

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nothing

What did Edward Bulwer-Lytton claim is mightier than the sword?

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pen

What novel contains the famous phrase 'All for one, one for all'?

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three musketeers

Who is the author that never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude at Walden Pond?

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henry david thoreau

What does Pope say 'springs eternal in the human breast' in 'An Essay on Man'?

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hope

Which author wrote the line 'Great men can't be ruled' in 'The Fountainhead'?

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ayn rand

What facial expression did Herman Melville describe as 'the chosen vehicle for all ambiguities'?

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smile

Who authored the quote, 'I can resist everything except temptation,' found in 'Lady Windermere's Fan'?

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oscar wilde

Which book by Mark Twain did Hemingway credit for the beginnings of all modern American literature?

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huckleberry finn

Which author wrote of 'making the world safe for hypocrisy' in 'Look Homeward, Angel'?

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thomas wolfe

Which author of 'Candide' is known for saying, 'The secret of being a bore is to tell everything'?

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voltaire

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