This book fills a much-needed gap.

This book fills a much-needed gap.

Literature is a luxury; fiction is a necessity.

Literature is a luxury; fiction is a necessity.

The writing of a poem is like a child throwing stones into a mineshaft. You compose first, then you listen read more

The writing of a poem is like a child throwing stones into a mineshaft. You compose first, then you listen for the reverberation.

In books, the proportion of exceptional to commonplace people is very high; in reality, very low.

In books, the proportion of exceptional to commonplace people is very high; in reality, very low.

Every man's memory is his private literature.

Every man's memory is his private literature.

The essay is a literary device for saying almost everything about almost anything.

The essay is a literary device for saying almost everything about almost anything.

Poetry is at least an elegance and at most a revelation.

Poetry is at least an elegance and at most a revelation.

All literature is political.

All literature is political.

To write a good love letter, you ought to begin without knowing what you mean to say, and to finish read more

To write a good love letter, you ought to begin without knowing what you mean to say, and to finish without knowing what you have written.