Is quoting Thoreau or Emerson going to sound Clich

Colleges & Universities Princeton University
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<p>Usually quotes from harry potter series have become so common that adcoms dont want to see them anymore. </p>

<p>I feel like with colleges like HYP, the same might be true for Thoreau or Emerson. So is quoting from Walden, or Self-Reliance going to sound Clich</p>

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<p>No clue. Dont know much about those guys. I plan on striking everything from a different angle and acting relaxed and natural instead of smart and stuff in my essays.</p>

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<p>If you interpret and apply it in an unconventional way, then no. Otherwise, yes.</p>

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<p>Can’t compare Harry Potter to Thoreau or Emerson. It’s silly, even. Btw, the problem with HP isn’t that it’s so often quoted. It’s that it’s popular fiction, not a mind-stretch or great philosophical treatise.</p>

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<p>Who you quote isn’t going to impact your application; rather how and in what context do you quote. </p>

<p>quoting some 12th century Byzantine poet out of the blue will just make you look silly</p>