Those who write clearly have readers; those who write obscurely have commentators. Goodreads.com. (2019). Albert Camus Quotes (Author of The Stranger). [online] Available at: https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/957894.Albert_Camus [Accessed 7… Read more “Those Who Write Clearly Have Readers”
Day: November 7, 2019
Books Give Delight To The Very Marrow Of One’s Bones
Books give delight to the very marrow of one’s bones. They speak to us, consult with us, and join with us in a living and intense intimacy.… Read more “Books Give Delight To The Very Marrow Of One’s Bones”
The Need To Be Right
The need to be right — the sign of a vulgar mind. Goodreads.com. (2019). Albert Camus Quotes (Author of The Stranger). [online] Available at: https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/957894.Albert_Camus [Accessed 7… Read more “The Need To Be Right”
People Can Think Only In Images
People can think only in images. If you want to be a philosopher, write novels. Goodreads.com. (2019). Albert Camus Quotes (Author of The Stranger). [online] Available at:… Read more “People Can Think Only In Images”
The Purpose Of A Writer
The purpose of a writer is to keep civilisation from destroying itself. Goodreads.com. (2019). Albert Camus Quotes (Author of The Stranger). [online] Available at: https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/957894.Albert_Camus [Accessed 7… Read more “The Purpose Of A Writer”
Fiction Is The Lie
Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth. Goodreads.com. (2019). Albert Camus Quotes (Author of The Stranger). [online] Available at: https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/957894.Albert_Camus [Accessed 7 Nov. 2019].
A Library Is A Public Good
Our sense that a library is a public good and our idea of what such a place should look like derived precisely from a model created in… Read more “A Library Is A Public Good”
Art Penetrates Our Psychic Life
Art always penetrates the particular fissures in one’s psychic life. Goodreads.com. (2019). Stephen Greenblatt Quotes (Author of The Swerve). [online] Available at: https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/4194881.Stephen_Greenblatt [Accessed 7 Nov. 2019].
Writing Of Literature Should Give Pleasure
I think the writing of literature should give pleasure. What else should it be about? It is not nuclear physics. It actually has to give pleasure or… Read more “Writing Of Literature Should Give Pleasure”
Poems Are Difficult To Silence
Poems are difficult to silence. Goodreads.com. (2019). Stephen Greenblatt Quotes (Author of The Swerve). [online] Available at: https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/4194881.Stephen_Greenblatt [Accessed 7 Nov. 2019].
I Believe In Narratives
I believe in broken, fractured, complicated narratives, but I believe in narratives as a vehicle for truth, not simply as a form of entertainment, though I love… Read more “I Believe In Narratives”