Birthday – BIG OTHER

“To be alive is to engage in a daily struggle for form and for survival.”

Happy birthday, Gerhard Richter! 87, today! Here are some paintings by and quotes from the artist. “Art serves to establish…

Happy birthday, J. M. Coetzee! 79, today! “The activity of writing, then, is not to be distinguished from the activity…

Happy birthday, Elizabeth Bishop! Here are some quotes from her writing. “Oh, must we dream our dreams / and have…

Happy birthday, Charles Dickens! Here are some quotes from his writing. “I am quite serious when I say that I…

Happy birthday, François Truffaut! Here are some quotes from Truffaut and stills from his films: “Three films a day, three…

Happy birthday, Bob Marley! Here are some quotes from Marley: “One good thing about music, when it hits you, you…

Happy birthday, William S. Burroughs! Here are some quotes from this writer’s provocative writing: “Open your mind and let the…

Happy birthday, Robert Coover! 87, today, and still kicking fiction’s keister! Here are some quotes from a writer whose densely…

“I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be…

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