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“That tertiary education is under a sustained assault by a political and - it often seems - social consensus that equates all education with training for increased productivity, only makes academe a still more promising environment for a contrarian.”

Quote by Will Self

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Will Self

Will Self is a British author known for his distinctive style and sharp wit. His works span across various genres including novels, non-fiction, short stories, and plays. Born on September 26, 1961, Self's writing often delves into the complexities of modern society and the darker aspects of human nature. more

“The British and American literary worlds operate in an odd kind of symbiosis: our critics think our contemporary novelists are not the stuff of greatness whereas certain contemporary Americans indubitably are. Their critics often advance the exact opposite: British fiction is cool, American naff.”

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Author:Will Self

“The future continues to preoccupy me as a reliable source of hopes, fears and anxieties, but increasingly the present seems to have no outstanding qualities of its own, being merely a way-station through which events travel to the vast shadow lands of the past.”

Way Seems Past Quality Land Events Source Anxiety Shadow Stations Outstanding Reliable Sources

Author:Will Self

“You're president, if you conclude my judgment is not the right judgment, I abide by that, but I want an opportunity to have an input.”

Ifs Want Opportunity President Judgment Input

Author:Joe Biden

“The marvellous thing about writing, whether it be fiction or journalism, is that it is simultaneously the most intimate and the most anonymous of meetings between people. It is profoundly intimate in reaching into the psyche of another, at the same time as being devoid of social characteristics, cultural characteristics, economic characteristics.”

People Writing Social Fiction Economic Meetings Journalism Intimate Characteristics Reaching Marvellous

Author:Will Self