Quotes – BIG OTHER

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, William Carlos Williams! Here are some quotes from the writer. “beauty is a defiance of authority”…

Happy birthday, Julio Cortázar! Here are some quotes from the writer. “‘What good is a writer if he…

Happy birthday, Jorge Luis Borges! Here are some quotes from the writer. “Reality is not always probable, or…

Happy birthday, James Baldwin! Here are some quotes from the writer: “Artists are here to disturb the peace.”…

Happy birthday, Herman Melville! Here are some quotes from his writing. “It is better to fail in originality,…

Happy birthday, William H. Gass! Here are some quotes from his books, interviews, etc. Speaking of interviews, read my career-spanning…

Happy birthday, William T. Vollmann! 62, today! Here are some quotes from the writer: “If I try not to…

Happy birthday, John Ashbery! Here are some quotes from his writing: “I too often feel like a person I…

Happy birthday, Jacques Derrida! Here are some quotes from the philosopher: “I always dream of a pen that would…