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Quote by Paul Ricoeur

“Testimony demands to be interpreted because of the dialectic of meaning and event that traverses it”

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Paul Ricoeur was a French philosopher known for his contributions to hermeneutics, narratology, philosophical anthropology, and ethics. His work involved deep explorations of language, meaning, history, and human experience. more

“Trying to imagine E. M. Forster, who found Ulysses indecorous, at a London performance of Lenny Bruce—to which in fact he was once taken. Trying to imagine the same for a time-transported Nathaniel Hawthorne—who during his first visit to Europe was even shocked by the profusion of naked statues.”

Trying Firsts Facts Found Taken Imagine Europe Performances London Naked Shocked Statues Ulysses Hawthorne

Book:The Last Novel

Source: The Last Novel

“I'm not independently wealthy.”

Wealthy

Author:Mark Z. Danielewski

“Literature is capable of being a subject that people want to catch up on or discuss, whether at a coffee shop or a watercooler. It can become an intrinsic part of their dialogue.”

People Want Literature Subjects Capable Coffee Dialogue Shops Coffee Shop

Author:Mark Z. Danielewski

“Write what you love. Love will hold you through the hard times and hold the world during the good times.”

World Writing Hard Hard Times Good Times What You Love

Author:Mark Z. Danielewski

“At the breakfast table we are footnoting everything that we read. We don't recognise it as such but we encounter an article in the newspaper and then suddenly we recall that a friend had a certain comment on that particular story, a certain bit of news that we saw on the television applies to that and we immediately assemble an idea of a story.”

Ideas Stories Certain Bits Saws Television Particular News Tables Newspapers Encounters Breakfast Comment Articles Recalls Recognise

Author:Mark Z. Danielewski

“So often I wonder whether it is my right to capitalize, as I feel, so often, on the grief of others. But then I justify, in my own particular thoughts, by feeling that I can contribute a little to the understanding of what others are going through; then there is reason for doing it.”

Feels Littles I Can Reason Feelings Understanding My Own Grief Wonder Particular Justify

Book:Mark Z. Danielewski's House of leaves

Source: Mark Z. Danielewski's House of leaves

“No gunfire, famine, or flies. Just lots of toothpaste, gardening and people stuff.”

People Stuff Gardening Famine Toothpaste

Book:Mark Z. Danielewski's House of leaves

Source: Mark Z. Danielewski's House of leaves

“Even the closest relationships that I have I know could potentially fall away. That's not to speak pessimistically or negatively about those relationships. In a weird way, it's the opposite. I value them.”

Knows Way Values Fall Speak Opposites Closest

Author:Mark Z. Danielewski

“The Retrofire rockets seem to be responding well”

Wells Seems Rockets Responding

Author:Gherman Titov

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