“I don't want to deal with big, grand themes in my stories; art has nothing to do with themes. When you deal with themes, you are not creating; you are lecturing.” WantArtStoriesBigsDealsCreatingThemeLecturing Author:Tatyana Tolstaya
“Some experience of popular lecturing had convinced me that the necessity of making things plain to uninstructed people, was one of the very best means of clearing up the obscure corners in one's own mind.” PeopleMindMeanScienceExperienceCornersConvincedObscureClearingLecturing Author:Thomas Huxley