A Boat Against the Current

A cultural "omniblog" covering matters literary as well as theatrical, musical, historical, cinematic(al), etc.

Showing posts with label Richard Rodriguez. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Richard Rodriguez. Show all posts
Sunday, October 28, 2018

Quote of the Day (Richard Rodriguez, on ‘The Paradox of the Border’ and Internal Despair)

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“The paradox of the border right now is that you see young people coming to the American border for the opportunity of America, at exa...
Sunday, August 2, 2015

Quote of the Day (Richard Rodriguez, on Intellect and the Power of Religion)

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“The power of religion to make us reflective of the lives we are leading seems to me to encourage an inwardness which I would call intel...
Thursday, August 7, 2014

Quote of the Day (Richard Rodriguez, on Why ‘Books Should Confuse’)

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“Books should confuse. Literature abhors the typical. Literature flows to the particular, the mundane, the greasiness of paper, the tast...
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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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