Quotes – Page 2 – BIG OTHER

Vladimir Nabokov on Play, Curiosity, Invention, and More

Happy birthday, Vladimir Nabokov! Here are some quotes from his writing: “Play! Invent the world! Invent reality!” …

Happy birthday, Rikki Ducornet! 83, today! Addressing “our culture’s disdain for the artist,” Rikki Ducornet in my podcast with…

Happy birthday, Kathy Acker! Here are some quotes from her writing: “Literature is that which denounces and slashes…

Happy birthday, Henry James! Here are some quotes from his writing: “Try to be one of the people…

Happy birthday, Samuel Beckett! Here are some quotes from his writing: “Birth was the death of him.” …

Happy birthday, Charles Baudelaire! Here are some quotes from his writing: “Always be a poet, even in prose.”…

Happy birthday, Donald Barthelme! Here are some quotes from his writing: “The writer is that person who, embarking…

Happy birthday, Octavio Paz! Here are some quotes from his writing: “Beyond myself, somewhere, I wait for my…

Happy birthday, Mario Vargas Llosa! Here are some quotes from his writing: “Like writing, reading is a protest…

Happy birthday, David Foster Wallace! Here are some quotes from the writer: “The truth will set you free. But…