“Slyly, banteringly, but also overbearingly, the critic - the one who does not swallow anything whole, who waits until posterity has consecrated it before... howling - is among those who howl their admiration the way they howl their insults: don't be afraid, don't tremble - the beast doesn't have any nails or teeth, or even brain: it is stuffed.” WayDoeWholeWaitingBrainCriticsTeethBeastInsultAdmirationNailsPosterityHowl Book:The writings of a savage Source: The writings of a savage
“To be hopeful, to embrace one possibility after another--that is surely the basic instinct. Baser even than hate, the thing with teeth, which can be stilled with a tone of voice or stunned by beauty. If the whole world of the living has to turn on the single point of remaining alive, that pointed endurance is the poetry of hope. The thing with feathers.” IfsWorldWholeHateTurnsVoiceAlivePossibilityEmbraceInstinctWhole WorldTeethToneHopefulEnduranceFeathersTurn-onStunned Book:High Tide in Tucson Source: High Tide in Tucson