“One of the most important revelations about a period comes in its theory of language, for that informs us whether language is viewed as a bridge to the noumenal or as a body of fictions convenient for grappling with transitory phenomena.” ImportantBodyLanguageFictionTheoryPeriodsBridgesRevelationsConvenientTransitoryGrappling Book:Ideas Have Consequences: Expanded Edition Source: Ideas Have Consequences: Expanded Edition
“By being fictions and, at the same moment, returning their subjects to us with a compelling fidelity, both photographs and poems work with the same surprise... both strike us as if they were simultaneously remembrances and revelations.” IfsMomentsFictionSubjectsSurprisePhotographStrikesRevelationsCompellingRemembranceFidelity Author:Tod Papageorge
“I've never been much for self-revelation. In two decades of public life, I always approached the limelight with extreme caution. Not that I kept my personal life off-limits; rather, the personal life I put on display was a blend of fact and fiction.” TwoSelfFactsFictionLimitsExtremesDecadesRevelationsDisplayPersonal LifeCautionPublic LifeLimelightSelf RevelationFact And Fiction Author:James McGreevey