Books – BIG OTHER

Grace Paley on Art, Life, Writing, Literature, and More

Happy birthday, Grace Paley! Here are some quotes from the writer: “Let us go forth with fear and…

Happy birthday, Clarice Lispector! Here are some quotes from the author: “Everything in the world began with a…

Happy birthday, Emily Dickinson! Here are some selections from her writing: “To live is so startling it leaves little…

Happy birthday, Noam Chomsky! 97, today! Here are some quotes from the linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, social critic,…

Happy birthday, Rainer Maria Rilke! Here are some quotes from the writer: “Let everything happen to you: beauty…

Happy birthday, George Saunders! 67, today! Here are some quotes from Saunders’s writing: “Stay open, forever, so open it…

Happy birthday, Guy Davenport! Here are some quotes from the writer: “Art is always the replacement of indifference…

Happy birthday, Paul Celan! Here are some quotes from the author. “Poetry is a sort of homecoming.” …

Happy birthday, George Eliot! Here are some quotes from the author’s books: “My own experience and development deepen everyday…

Happy birthday, Don DeLillo, maestro of maestros! 89, today! Meeting and speaking (three times!) with Don DeLillo at International…