That's the attraction of the conference circuit: it's a way of converting work into play, combining professionalism with tourism, and all at someone else's expense. Write a paper and see the world! I'm Jane Austen - fly me!
Every decoding is another encoding. - David Lodge
Every decoding is another encoding.
- David Lodge
I respect a man who can recognize a quotation. It's a dying art. - David Lodge
I respect a man who can recognize a quotation. It's a dying art.
Language is the net that holds thought trapped within a particular culture. But if one could only strike the ball with sufficient force, with perfect… - David Lodge
Language is the net that holds thought trapped within a particular culture. But if one could only strike the ball with sufficient force, with perfect…
Life, after all, should go forwards, not backwards. - David Lodge
Life, after all, should go forwards, not backwards.
Universities are the cathedrals of the modern age. They shouldn't have to justify their existence by utilitarian criteria. - David Lodge
Universities are the cathedrals of the modern age. They shouldn't have to justify their existence by utilitarian criteria.
Information is the religion of the modern world. - David Lodge
Information is the religion of the modern world.
to read is to surrender oneself to an endless displacement of curiosity and desire from one sentence to another, from one action to another, from one… - David Lodge
to read is to surrender oneself to an endless displacement of curiosity and desire from one sentence to another, from one action to another, from one…
It's the only thing that keeps me going these days, travelling. Changes of scene, changes of faces - David Lodge
It's the only thing that keeps me going these days, travelling. Changes of scene, changes of faces
I'm a bit of a deconstructionist myself. It's kind of exciting - the last intellectual thrill left. Like sawing through the branch you're sitting on. - David Lodge
I'm a bit of a deconstructionist myself. It's kind of exciting - the last intellectual thrill left. Like sawing through the branch you're sitting on.
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