Friedrich Engels
Philosopher, Political Theorist
"I have learned more [from Balzac] than from all the professional historians, economists, and statisticians put together."
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Balzac
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Gore Vidal
Writer, Essayist, Playwright
"Between Malraux, Balzac, and Montaigne, I choose Montaigne. Montaigne will survive all the others, because the essay, meaning direct communication between the writer and his reader, will outlast the novel, by at least a thousand years."
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