January 6, 2020January 6, 2020 - Birthday, Books, Poetry, Quotes, Reading, Writing“I believe the word used wrongly distorts the world.” Happy birthday, C. D. Wright! Here are some quotes from the writer: “I believe in a hardheaded art,… Read More
January 6, 2020 - Birthday, Books, Quotes, Reading, Writing“The reason we need writers is because we need witnesses to this terrifying century.” Happy birthday, E. L. Doctorow! Here are some quotes from the writer: “Writing is an exploration. You start… Read More
January 5, 2020 - Birthday, Books, Quotes, Reading, Writing“Show not what has been done, but what can be.” Happy birthday, Umberto Eco! Here are some quotes from the writer: “I love the smell of book ink… Read More
January 5, 2020 - Birthday, Books, Politics, Quotes, Reading, Writing“Written words can also sing.” Happy birthday, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o! 82, today! Here are some quotes from the writer: “Words are the food,… Read More
January 4, 2020 - Birthday, Books, Politics, Quotes, Reading, Writing“Freedom is creative universality, not utility.” Happy birthday, C. L. R. James! Here are some quotes from the historian: “In politics, all abstract terms… Read More
December 29, 2019 - Birthday, Books, Quotes, Reading, Writing“What’s any artist, but the dregs of his work? the human shambles that follows it around.” Happy birthday, William Gaddis! Here are some quotes from the writer: “If it is not beautiful for someone,… Read More
December 29, 2019 - Birthday, Books, Politics, Quotes, Reading, Writing“Boredom is always counter-revolutionary. Always.” Happy birthday, Guy Debord! Here are some quotes from the theorist, philosopher, and filmmaker: “The more you consume,… Read More
December 26, 2019 - Birthday, Books, Quotes, Reading, Writing“Imagination is the voice of daring.” Happy birthday, Henry Miller! Here are some quotes from the writer. “There is no salvation in becoming adapted… Read More
December 26, 2019December 26, 2019 - Birthday, Books, Quotes, Reading, Writing“Aim to encounter unknown difficulties that you may gain unexpected results.” Happy birthday, Jean Toomer! Here are some quotes from the author. “We have many reformers, few transformers.” “All… Read More
December 12, 2019 - Birthday, Books, Quotes, Reading, Writing“Everything one invents is true, you may be perfectly sure of that. Poetry is as precise as geometry.” Happy birthday, Gustave Flaubert! Here are some quotes from the writer. “Talent is a long patience, and originality… Read More