The writer in western civilization has become not a voice of his tribe, but of his individuality. This is a very narrow-minded situation. – Aharon Appelfeld
Books have to be read (worse luck it takes so long a time). It is the only way of discovering what they contain. A few savage tribes eat them, but reading is the only method of assimilation revealed to the West. – E.M. Forster
We all know how funny Morrissey is. Actually, you know what? I say that sarcastically. His songs are some of the funniest songs Ive ever heard in my life. I mean, really. I mean, not that the Girlfriend in a Coma is, like, really funny. – Zach Galifianakis
