A cultural "omniblog" covering matters literary as well as theatrical, musical, historical, cinematic(al), etc.
Saturday, April 19, 2014
Quote of the Day (Philip Roth, on Literature as a ‘Habit of Mind’)
“Literature takes a habit of mind that has
disappeared. It requires silence, some form of isolation, and sustained
concentration in the presence of an enigmatic thing.” ―Philip Roth quoted in
David Remnick, “Into the Clear,” The New Yorker, May 8, 2000
I'm a librarian (no, NOT a "cybrarian" or "information scientist" or any of the other trendy terms the profession has come up with), as well as a freelance writer/researcher; my political leanings are contrarian, much to the dismay of friends on the left and right, and so I will give anyone looking for my vote exactly what they deserve -- the back of my hand
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