Literature can train, and exercise, our ability to weep for those who are not us or ours. | |
–– Susan Sontag | |
From: “At the Same Time: Essays and Speeches“ | |
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On This Day In: | |
2020 | Trying To Keep On Keeping On |
Bending | |
2019 | Ooops (Again) |
2018 | Two Start Up Front |
2017 | I Love America Because… |
An Act Of God | |
And So It Came To Pass (Act Of God part 2) | |
2016 | As Far From |
2015 | Rocky 7 |
Just Like Politics | |
2014 | Game And Legend |
“Scientific” Pride In Humanity | |
2013 | Real Honor |
Catching Up | |
2012 | Thoughts And Communications |
2011 | But How Does Peter Feel? |
2010 | Name That Regret |
Posts Tagged ‘Literature’
What Should Be Universal Exercise
Posted in Education, Philosophy, Quotes, Reading, tagged Ability, At The Same Time: Essays And Speeches, Exercise, Literature, Philosophy, Quotes, Reading, Susan Sontag, Training, Weeping on December 12, 2021| Leave a Comment »
True Originality
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged C.S. Lewis, Literature, Originality, Philosophy, Quotes, Truth on January 9, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring twopence how often it has been told before) you will, nine times out of ten, become original without ever having noticed it. | |
— C.S. Lewis | |
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On This Day In: | |
2020 | #45: Lies And Hate-Speech Are Not Moral Leadership |
2019 | Be Brave |
2018 | What Else Matters? |
2017 | Slow Go |
2016 | A Tiny Ripple Of Hope |
2015 | Liberating Books |
2014 | Discover God |
2013 | Without Witness |
2012 | Nutritarian |
Patronage
Posted in Politics, Quotes, tagged Knowledge, Literature, Politics, President George Washington, Public Happiness, Quotes, Science on June 4, 2016| Leave a Comment »
There is nothing which can better deserve our patronage than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness. | |
― George Washington | |
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On This Day In: | |
2015 | For Blogs, Too! |
2014 | Righteous Anger |
2013 | An Irish Blessing |
2012 | But Is It Worth It? |
2011 | Let Us Start |
Astonishing Choices
Posted in Quotes, tagged André Maurois, Literature, Love, Quotes on February 18, 2014| Leave a Comment »
In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others. | |
— André Maurois | |
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On This Day In: | |
2013 | Three Hard Tasks |
2012 | The Only Remains |
2011 | Personal Capability |
What Price Failure? | |
Both Of W’s Elections | |
Tea (Baggers) Anyone? |