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In Which We Goad Ourselves Onward

Sunday, October 4, 2009

When you undertake to make a work of art—a novel or a clay pot—you’re not competing against anybody, except yourself and God. Can I do it better this time? — Ursula K Le Guin, from her essay The Stone Ax and the Muskoxen, collected in The Language of the Night.

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In Which We Consider the Onus of Public Services

Friday, October 2, 2009

“Library collections don’t imply endorsement; they imply access to the many different ideas of our culture, which is precisely our purpose in public life.” — Jamie LaRue, librarian.  (via Neil Gaiman) In honor of, and in reaction to, banned book week. Citizens, please note the distinction between “parent” and “government.” A well-considered response.

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In Which Our Narrator Proves He Still Lives

Thursday, July 30, 2009

“To live in contact with those I love, with the beauties of nature, with a quantity of books and music, and to have, within easy distance, a French theater.” — Marcel Proust, age 13, in answer to the question, “What is your idea of earthly happiness?” And a quote from Samuel R Delany’s About Writing: […]

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