“...because material composition so unquestionably entails motion (making a sculpture or a shield or a painting requires motion just as much as walking or horseback riding or rising from one's chair does), we may be predisposed to discover it in mental composition as well.”
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Elaine Scarry is an American scholar known for her contributions to literary theory, cultural studies, and ethics. Her research spans a range of fields including aesthetics, narrative, and moral philosophy. more
“It is true that human mind can blindly accept infinite motion.”
“All motion is relative. Perhaps it is you who have moved away-by standing still”
“All around us, Karachi kept moving”
“We are like some particle in motion always moving and meeting other particle.”