“After all why should our goal be the reinstatement of an illusory 'exact' relationship between events and words? If you probe in the ashes you will never learn anything about the fire: by the time the ashes can be handled the meaning has passed on. Every adventure is a cup so empty it can be drunk from again and again and again. Every adventure is so perfect it verges on silence.” IfsShouldGoalPerfectSilenceFireEventsAdventureEmptyDrunkCupsAshesAgain And AgainVergeIllusory Author:M. John Harrison
“I think it's undignified to read for the purposes of escape. After you grow up, you should start reading for other purposes” ThinkingShouldPurposeReadingGrowsGrowing Up Author:M. John Harrison
