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He who binds his soul to knowledge, steals the key of heaven.
— Nathaniel Parker Willis
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Nathaniel Parker Willis
journalist, poet, playwright, literary critic, writer, magazine writer
1806 – 1867
Nathaniel Parker Willis, also known as N. P. Willis, was an American writer, poet and editor who worked with several notable American writers including Edgar Allan Poe and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. He became the highest-paid magazine writer of his day. His brother was the composer Richard Storrs Willis and his sister Sara wrote under the name Fanny Fern. Harriet Jacobs wrote her autobiography while being employed as his children's nurse.
All Quotes by Nathaniel Parker Willis
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He who bindsHis soul to knowledge, steals the key of heaven.
— Nathaniel Parker Willis
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At present there is no distinction among the upper ten thousand of the city.
— Nathaniel Parker Willis