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Susan Sontag on Art, Writing, Literature, and More

Happy birthday, Susan Sontag! Here are some quotes from the writer: “Literature is dialogue; responsiveness. Literature might be…

Happy birthday, Martin Luther King, Jr.! Here are some quotes from the civil and human rights activist: “The…

We are delighted to announce Big Other‘s 2021 Lifetime Achievement Awardees! The award honors exemplary living writers, who have…

By Kristin Dykstra One morning in late November, 1799, Samuel Taylor Coleridge watched the sun rise. Then a mass…

Happy birthday, Zora Neale Hurston! Here are some quotes from the author: “If writers were too wise, perhaps…

Happy birthday, Umberto Eco! Here are some quotes from the writer: “Show not what has been done, but…

Happy birthday, Guy Debord! Here are some quotes from the theorist, philosopher, and filmmaker: “Boredom is always counter-revolutionary.…

Happy birthday, Jean Toomer! Here are some quotes from the author. “Aim to encounter unknown difficulties that you may…

Happy birthday, Henry Miller! Here are some quotes from the writer. “Imagination is the voice of daring.” “There…

Happy birthday, Noam Chomsky! 93, today! Here are some quotes from the linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, social critic,…