Reads tagged with “literature”

Vita Sackville-West’s Love Letter to Virginia Woolf

“I am reduced to a thing that wants Virginia.”

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Meet the Real Alice: How the Story of Alice in Wonderland Was Born

“What is the use of a book,” thought Alice, “without pictures or conversations!”

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Nora Ephron on Women, Love, Happiness, Reading, Life, and Death

“Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.”

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Henri Matisse’s Rare 1935 Etchings for James Joyce’s <em>Ulysses</em>

Henri Matisse’s Rare 1935 Etchings for James Joyce’s Ulysses

A 22-karat creative cross-pollination.

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18-Year-Old Sylvia Plath on Loving Everybody and Living with Curiosity

“Every story, every incident, every bit of conversation is raw material for me.”

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An Anatomy of Inspiration: A 1942 Guide to How Creativity Works

“The true novelist, poet, musician, or artist is really a discoverer.”

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Ralph Ellison on Race and the Power of the Writer in Society: A Rare 1966 Interview

“Power, for the writer … lies in his ability to reveal if only a little bit more about the complexity of humanity.”

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Susan Sontag on Censorship and the Three Steps to Refuting Any Argument

“A just/ discriminating censorship is impossible.”

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Shakespeare and the Number 14, or Why Poetry and Mathematics Belong Together

A short lesson in cultural cross-pollination.

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How To Talk About Books You Haven’t Read

“Non-reading is not just the absence of reading. It is a genuine activity, one that consists of adopting a stance in relation to the immense tide of books that protects you from drowning. On that basis, it deserves to be defended and even taught.”

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Reads tagged with “literature”

“I am reduced to a thing that wants Virginia.”

“What is the use of a book,” thought Alice, “without pictures or conversations!”

“Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.”

A 22-karat creative cross-pollination.

“Every story, every incident, every bit of conversation is raw material for me.”

“The true novelist, poet, musician, or artist is really a discoverer.”

“Power, for the writer … lies in his ability to reveal if only a little bit more about the complexity of humanity.”

“A just/ discriminating censorship is impossible.”

A short lesson in cultural cross-pollination.

“Non-reading is not just the absence of reading. It is a genuine activity, one that consists of adopting a stance in relation to the immense tide of books that protects you from drowning. On that basis, it deserves to be defended and even taught.”

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