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One learns little more about a man from his feats of literary memory than from the feats of his alimentary read more
One learns little more about a man from his feats of literary memory than from the feats of his alimentary canal.
Every man's memory is his private literature.
Every man's memory is his private literature.
Literary Men are . . . a perpetual priesthood.
Literary Men are . . . a perpetual priesthood.
All that non-fiction can do is answer questions. It's fiction's business to ask them.
All that non-fiction can do is answer questions. It's fiction's business to ask them.
Just don't take any class where you have to read BEOWULF.
Just don't take any class where you have to read BEOWULF.
Poetry is an orphan of silence. The words never quite equal the experience behind them.
Poetry is an orphan of silence. The words never quite equal the experience behind them.
A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say.
A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say.
The philosophy exam was a piece of cake -- which was a bit of a surprise, actually, because I was read more
The philosophy exam was a piece of cake -- which was a bit of a surprise, actually, because I was expecting some questions on a sheet of paper.