“I do have a very conscious desire not to be academic. I'm antiacademic. I hate jargon. I hate that sort of pretension. I am a person who [commits] breaches of decorum - not in private life, but in my work. They are part of my mode of operation. That kind of playfulness is part of my nature in general. The paradox that, in a way, to take something very seriously, you can't always be serious about it.” WayKindPersonsDesireHateSeriousConsciousI HateCommitOperationsParadoxAcademicPrivate LifePretensionBreachJargonPlayfulnessDecorum Author:William H. Gass
“I hate ideologies of all kinds, so I avoid jargon. I've done enough philosophy to know that some specialized terms are really needed. I don't complain when Kant does it. Or when Aristotle introduces all kinds of new words; he needed them. But these other people [modern philosophers] are just obfuscating. It just makes me annoyed.” PeopleKnowsKindDoeDoneEnoughPhilosophyHateTermModernNeededI HatePhilosopherComplainingAll KindsIdeologyIntroducingAnnoyedJargonNew Words Author:William H. Gass
“Of course there is enough to stir our wonder anywhere; there's enough to love, anywhere, if one is strong enough, if one is diligent enough, if one is perceptive, patient, kind enough -- whatever it takes.” IfsKindEnoughCoursesStrongWonderPatientStrong EnoughDiligentWhatever It Takes Book:In the Heart of the Heart of the Country & Other Stories Source: In the Heart of the Heart of the Country & Other Stories
