The novelist's intuition for the sacred differs from the translator's interrogation of the sacred. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes differ interrogation intuition
Whoever utters 'Kafkaesque' has neither fathomed nor intuited nor felt the impress of Kafka's devisings. If there is one imperative that ought to accompany any biographical or critical approach, it is that Kafka is not to be mistaken for the Kafkaesque. Cynthia Ozick accompanyapproachbiographical share on social
There was a period... when I used to say, with as much ferocity as I could muster, 'I hate Henry James, and I wish he was dead.' Influence is perdition. Cynthia Ozick deadferocityhate Change image and share on social
I think about fanaticism - oblivion awaits, especially for minor writers, so you have to be a fanatic; you have to be a crank to keep going, but on the other hand, what else would you do with the rest of your life? You gotta do something. Cynthia Ozick awaitcrankfanatic share on social
I studied psychology for a couple of years as a personal hobby, so you start learning about people and listening to your intuition, like when you you're feeling that people are not being entirely straight with you. Afrojack couplefelthobby share on social
Good breeding differs, if at all, from high breeding only as it gracefully remembers the rights of others, rather than gracefully insists on its own rights. Thomas Carlyle breeddiffergood Change image and share on social
In my stunted career as a scholar, I'd read promissory notes, papal bulls and guidelines for Inquisitorial interrogation. Dante, too. Boccaccio... But after 1400? Nihil. Cathleen Schine boccacciobullcareer Change image and share on social