Every one of my opponents, every one of my critics, will tell you that I am a generalist spread far too thin in an age when this is not done anymore, when responsible knowledge is specialized knowledge. George Steiner ageanymorecritic share on social
I find so much writing colourless, small in its means, unwilling to take stylistic risks. Often it goes wrong; I am not the one to judge. Sometimes, I hope, it goes right. George Steiner colourlessfindhope Change image and share on social
I learned early on that 'rabbi' means teacher, not priest. George Steiner earlylearnmean Change image and share on social
My writing of fiction comes under a very general heading of those teachers, critics, scholars who like to try their own hand once or twice in their lives. George Steiner criticfictiongeneral Change image and share on social
Language can only deal meaningfully with a special, restricted segment of reality. The rest, and it is presumably the much larger part, is silence. George Steiner deallanguagelarge Change image and share on social
We know that a man can read Goethe or Rilke in the evening, that he can play Bach and Schubert, and go to his day's work at Auschwitz in the morning. George Steiner auschwitzbachday Change image and share on social
The journalistic vision sharpens to the point of maximum impact every event, every individual and social configuration; but the honing is uniform. George Steiner configurationeventhone Change image and share on social
Books are in no hurry. An act of creation is in no hurry; it reads us, it privileges us infinitely. The notion that it is the occasion for our cleverness fills me with baffled bitterness and anger. George Steiner actangerbaffle Change image and share on social
I have students who are now in chairs in five continents. They invite me to their inaugurals. A tremendous reward. George Steiner chaircontinentinaugural Change image and share on social
I'm sorry, I'm absolutely convinced that there is at the moment no realistic prospect for very much hope in human affairs. George Steiner absolutelyaffairconvince Change image and share on social
