R.I.P., Gene Wolfe. Here are some quotes from his writing.
“An exaggerated and solemn respect always indicates a loss of faith.”
“People who wish to be lost always get their way.”
“One of the questions whose answers we seek is why we seek.”
“Almost any interesting work of art comes close to saying the opposite of what it really says.”
John Madera's fiction may be found in Conjunctions, Opium Magazine, The &Now Awards 2: The Best Innovative Writing, and many other journals. His criticism may be found in American Book Review, Bookforum, The Review of Contemporary Fiction, Rain Taxi: Review of Books, The Believer, The Brooklyn Rail, and many other venues. Recipient of an M.F.A. in Literary Arts from Brown University, John Madera lives in New York City, where he runs Rhizomatic and manages and edits Big Other.
