Repeat great words, repeat them stubbornly
substack.com · 2,123 words · saved by 1 readers
Intensely Human, No 4: The Envoy of Mr Cogito
There are certain works—paintings, films, books, gardens—that have an effect on me that I can most simply describe by saying: in their presence, I remember that I am a human being. In this series, I write about these works. See also, part 1 about Herzog’s Into the Abyss, part 2 about Shostakovitch “String Quartet no 8”, and part 3 about Tomas Tranströmers Baltics. “Freedom is a heavy load, a great and strange burden for the spirit to undertake. It is not easy. It is not a gift given, but a choice made, and the choice may be a hard one.” —Ursula K. LeGuin, The Tombs of Atuan I. The…
related reading
- Howl | The Poetry Foundationpoetryfoundation.org
- Meditations On Molochslatestarcodex.com
- Werner Herzog Has Never Liked Introspection | The New Yorkernewyorker.com
- Book Reviews · Gwern.netgwern.net
- In conversation: Jacob Bromberg and Zoë Hitzig - The White Reviewthewhitereview.org
- The quotes on my wallthesephist.com
- Nobody’s Protest Novel | Frank Guannplusonemag.com
- borgesaleph.pdfweb.mit.edu
- Giftscottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk
- Thế giới đã mất của Stefan Zweigtiasang.com.vn
- What Progress Wantspaulkingsnorth.substack.com
- Integrity - by Henrik Karlsson - Escaping Flatlandhenrikkarlsson.xyz