“There are dons who care for the intellect and the imagination, and there are priests who care for the spirit; but broadly speaking the function of universities and churches alike is to trim and tame enthusiasm, to suppress curiosity, and, in short, to whittle immortal souls into serviceable props of the established order.” SoulCareSpiritOrderImaginationChurchFunctionCuriosityUniversityIntellectEnthusiasmImmortalPriestsWho CaresPropsImmortal Soul Book:The progress of a biographer Source: The progress of a biographer
“Education must be taken out of the hands of rich illiterates, third rate politicians, and put where it belongs: in the care of scholars. At present the whole University system is rotten to the core, and an appalling waste of time, energy and money.” WholeHandsCareEnergyEducationRichTakenPoliticianWasteThirdsRateUniversityCoreWasting TimeScholarRotten Book:Letters of Katherine Anne Porter Source: Letters of Katherine Anne Porter