John Madera

David Foster Wallace on Writing, Fiction, Freedom, and More

Happy birthday, David Foster Wallace! Here are some quotes from the writer: “The truth will set you free. But…

Happy birthday, Anaïs Nin! Here are some quotes from the writer: “The role of the writer is not…

Happy birthday, Audre Lorde! Here are some quotes from the writer: “For the master’s tools will never dismantle the…

Happy birthday, Gordon Lish! 92, today! Here are some quotes from the writer: “Do not confine your work to…

Happy birthday, Gerhard Richter! 94, today! Here are some quotes from the artist: “Art is the highest form of…

Happy birthday, William S. Burroughs! Here are some quotes from his writing: “The word is now a virus.”…

Happy birthday, Robert Coover! Celebrate by reading Big Other‘s folio dedicated to Coover, which we published in 2021! It…

Happy birthday, Gertrude Stein! Here’s a selection of quotes from her marvelous writing: “Writing and reading is to…

Happy birthday, Virginia Woolf! Here’s a compilation of quotes from some of Woolf’s many books, letters, diaries, and essays: …

Happy birthday, Gilles Deleuze! Here are some quotes from the writer: “Bring something incomprehensible into the world!” “It’s…