You can’t deduce the personality of the potter from the pots. It’s a thingy you’ve made and offered to somebody else for their use, and, believe me,… Read more “It’s A Thingy You’ve Made”
Day: April 29, 2020
The Word Has Not Lost A Superhuman Power To Connect Young And Old
In the beginning the word was with God; all explanations, physical and moral, rested on the divine. And now for storytellers, even though those patterns of explanation… Read more “The Word Has Not Lost A Superhuman Power To Connect Young And Old”
Novels Are Tools Of Thoughts
I think that novels are tools of thought. They are moral philosophy with the theory left out, with just the examples of the moral situations left standing.… Read more “Novels Are Tools Of Thoughts”
The Job Entails Solitude
Being a writer usually entails a fairly quiet life. However much travel one might do, however many tours and appearances, the job entails solitude: long hours in… Read more “The Job Entails Solitude”
There Are No Wicked Stepchildren
The protagonist of folktale is always, and intensely, a young person moving through ordeals into adult life. . . . and this is why there are no… Read more “There Are No Wicked Stepchildren”