The unadmitted reason why traditional readers are hostile to e-books is that we still hold the superstitious idea that a book is like a soul, and that every soul should have its own body.

Teaching and writing have tended to proceed on parallel lines, but there have been times when there was indeed carry-over from the classroom to the creative work.

Once a poet calls his myth a myth, he prevents the reader from treating it as a reality; we use the word "myth" only for stories we ourselves cannot believe.

So how can a poet-an intelligent, serious poet-write mystical verse now? The poetry of Adam Zagajewski provides the beginning of an answer to this question.

With luck, a writer capable of producing both Slouching Towards Kalamazoo and The Blood of the Lamb will not remain unappreciated for long.

We cannot infer from prosperity that God is pleased with us, nor can we infer from adversity that he is displeased with us.

Our students didn’t used to come from such damaged families, ” Louis mused. “It’s true what they say. This country really is coming apart at the seams.

Very rarely do you have a perfect race, and it's about overcoming your mistakes in the race and remaining composed.

When I work on music, I never think about vocalists. They're the last person I'm making music for.

In an interview Errol Flynn said that his hobby was acting but he doesn't have time for it.

A very important thing about DJing that’s missed nowadays is the trendsetting and the taste-making.

For rarely man escapes his destiny.

We've been socialized with these concepts of love, intimacy, that have no bearing on reality.

... you need more than luck to navigate successfully through a thousand sieves in succession.

Besides, isn't it confoundedly easy to think you're a great man if you aren't burdened with the slightest idea that Rembrandt, Beethoven, Dante or Napoleon ever lived?