A selection of poems by James Dickey on his birthday: In the Tree House at Night And now the green…
“A rebellion against a tyrant is only immoral when it hasn’t got a chance.”
Happy birthday, Muriel Spark! Here are some quotes from her writing: “It is impossible to repent of love. The sin…
“I express hopelessness.”
Happy birthday, Takashi Murakami! 57, today! “I really love American culture. That’s why I come here—I’m always looking for ways…
“It is the second job of literature to create myth. But its first job is to destroy it.”
Happy birthday, Kenzaburō Ōe! Here are some quotes from this marvelous writer: “I am the kind of writer who rewrites…
“I’m hanging on to life for dear life.”
Happy birthday, Derek Jarman! Here are some quotes from the brilliant filmmaker: “But the wind does not stop for my…
“You practice and you get better. It’s very simple.”
Happy birthday, Philip Glass! 82, today! Here are some quotes from the great composer: “I always knew what I wanted…
Anton Chekhov on Life, Love, Death, Writing, Happiness, and More
Happy birthday, Anton Chekhov(!), great Russian playwright and short story writer, about whom George Saunders wrote: That’s one of my…
Colette on Writing, Passion, Solitude, Despair, and More
Happy birthday, Colette! Here are some quotes from this great writer: “Put down everything that comes into your head and…
Alice Neel on Art, Freedom, Chekhov, and More
Happy birthday, Alice Neel! Here are some quotes from and paintings by this extraordinary artist: “Art is two things: a…