The universe is made up of stories, not of atoms.

The universe is made up of stories, not of atoms.

Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a read more

Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill.

Only those things are beautiful which are inspired by madness and written by reason.

Only those things are beautiful which are inspired by madness and written by reason.

Poetry must have something in it that is barbaric, vast and wild.

Poetry must have something in it that is barbaric, vast and wild.

Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a losttradition.

Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a losttradition.

The answers you get from literature depend on the questions you pose.

The answers you get from literature depend on the questions you pose.

Literature is a power to be possessed, not a body of objects to be studied.

Literature is a power to be possessed, not a body of objects to be studied.

Just don't take any class where you have to read BEOWULF.

Just don't take any class where you have to read BEOWULF.

Who dares to teach must never cease to learn.

Who dares to teach must never cease to learn.