A narrator should not supply interpretations of his work; otherwise he would have not written a novel, which is a machine for generating interpretations. Umberto Eco Quotes… Read more “A Narrator Should Not Supply Interpretations”
Day: January 5, 2020
A Book Is A Fragile Creature
A book is a fragile creature, it suffers the wear of time, it fears rodents, the elements and clumsy hands. so the librarian protects the books not… Read more “A Book Is A Fragile Creature”
Without Giving Any Thought To The Rules
When the writer (or the artist in general) says he has worked without giving any thought to the rules of the process, he simply means he was… Read more “Without Giving Any Thought To The Rules”
The Reason People Tell Stories
To read fiction means to play a game by which we give sense to the immensity of things that happened, are happening, or will happen in the… Read more “The Reason People Tell Stories”
The Purpose Of A Story
But the purpose of a story is to teach and to please at once, and what it teaches is how to recognize the snares of the world.… Read more “The Purpose Of A Story”
A Novel Is Like A Child
Every time that I write a novel I am convinced for at least two years that it is the last one, because a novel is like a… Read more “A Novel Is Like A Child”
Entering A Novel Is Like Going On A Climb
Entering a novel is like going on a climb in the mountains: you have to learn the rhythm of respiration, acquire the pace; otherwise you stop right… Read more “Entering A Novel Is Like Going On A Climb”
We Live For Books
We live for books. A sweet mission in this world dominated by disorder and decay. Umberto Eco Quotes (Author of The Name of the Rose). (2020). Retrieved… Read more “We Live For Books”
All Poets Write Bad Poetry
All poets write bad poetry. Bad poets publish them, good poets burn them. Umberto Eco Quotes (Author of The Name of the Rose). (2020). Retrieved 5 January… Read more “All Poets Write Bad Poetry”
All The Stories I Would Like To Write Persecute Me
All the stories I would like to write persecute me. When I am in my chamber, it seems as if they are all around me, like little… Read more “All The Stories I Would Like To Write Persecute Me”
I Have Discovered That I Am Biased
Since I became a novelist I have discovered that I am biased. Either I think a new novel is worse than mine and I don’t like it,… Read more “I Have Discovered That I Am Biased”
Books Always Speak Of Other Books
Thus I rediscovered what writers have always known (and have told us again and again): books always speak of other books, and every story tells a story… Read more “Books Always Speak Of Other Books”
You Must Tell Stories
To survive, you must tell stories. Umberto Eco Quotes (Author of The Name of the Rose). (2020). Retrieved 5 January 2020, from https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/1730.Umberto_Eco
Books Are Not Made To Be Believed
Books are not made to be believed, but to be subjected to inquiry. When we consider a book, we mustn’t ask ourselves what it says but what… Read more “Books Are Not Made To Be Believed”
Rolando Andrés Ramos 