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Italo Calvino on Writing, Reading, Memory, Cities, and More

Happy birthday, Italo Calvino! Here are quotes from the writer: “What makes lovemaking and reading resemble each other…

Happy birthday, Michel Foucault! Here are some quotes from the philosopher and historian: “But couldn’t everyone’s life become a…

Happy birthday, Friedrich Nietzsche! Here are some quotes from the philosopher. “Is it better to out-monster the monster…

I’ve had the deep pleasure of knowing Lance Olsen (for at least thirteen years now), reviewing his work, interviewing…

By Andrew C. Wenaus Information theory is not concerned with meaning; instead, it focuses on the relationships that emerge…

By JC Holburn Skye Cleary is the author of How to Be Authentic: Simone de Beauvoir and the Quest…

Happy birthday, Wallace Stevens!

Happy birthday, William Faulkner! Here are some quotes from the writer: “Read, read, read. Read everything—trash, classics, good…

Happy birthday, William Carlos Williams! Here are some quotes from the Puerto Rican writer: “beauty is a defiance…

Happy birthday, Richard Wright! Here are some quotes from the writer: “All literature is protest.” “The artist…