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I skimmed through this for my thesis, so this review is only relevant for those who are interested in the relevance of this to the notion of aesthetics within the literary academy.I think that it was useful in some ways: an overarching framework that ...more "
“The story so far:
In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
― The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
― The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
“If I read a book and it makes my whole body so cold no fire can warm me, I know that is poetry. If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that is poetry. These are the only ways I know it. Is there any other way?”
― Selected Letters
― Selected Letters
“People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.”
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“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.”
― The Importance of Being Earnest
― The Importance of Being Earnest
“It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane.”
― VALIS
― VALIS
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