A book is sent out into the world, and there is no...

Who said "A book is sent out into the world, and there is no... "?

"A book is sent out into the world, and there is no... " is one of a famous quotes by Chaim Potok. Complete quote is as follows;
"A book is sent out into the world, and there is no way of fully anticipating the responses it will elicit. Consider the responses called forth by the Bible, Homer, Shakespeare - let alone contemporary poetry or a modern novel."

What is "A book is sent out into the world, and there is no... "?

"A book is sent out into the world, and there is no way of fully anticipating the responses it will elicit. Consider the responses called forth by the Bible, Homer, Shakespeare - let alone contemporary poetry or a modern novel." This is a quote by Chaim Potok which is about Alone & Poetry. He is known to have been associated with numerous other thought provoking quotes on these topics like;

• What is the worst of woes that wait on age? What stamps the wrinkle deeper on the brow? To view each loved one blotted from life's page, And be alone on earth, as I am now.
• Every age has its own poetry in every age the circumstances of history choose a nation, a race, a class to take up the torch by creating situations that can be expressed or transcended only through poetry.

What does "A book is sent out into the world, and there is no... " mean?

This quote is primarily about Poetry although it also includes other themes like Alone & Poetry. It is attributed to Chaim Potok. Complete quote is as follows;
"A book is sent out into the world, and there is no way of fully anticipating the responses it will elicit. Consider the responses called forth by the Bible, Homer, Shakespeare - let alone contemporary poetry or a modern novel."