There are people who think contraception is immoral because the object of copulation is procreation. In a similar way there are people who think the only reason to read a book is to write a book.
There is a strange taboo in our society against ending something merely because it is not pleasant-- life, love, a conversation, you name it, the eti… - Helen Dewitt
There is a strange taboo in our society against ending something merely because it is not pleasant-- life, love, a conversation, you name it, the eti…
- Helen Dewitt
If you don’t like a language, you can go write your own. - Helen Dewitt
If you don’t like a language, you can go write your own.
There are people who think contraception is immoral because the object of copulation is procreation. In a similar way there are people who think the … - Helen Dewitt
There are people who think contraception is immoral because the object of copulation is procreation. In a similar way there are people who think the …
I didn't want to go to sleep knowing I would just wake up in the morning. - Helen Dewitt
I didn't want to go to sleep knowing I would just wake up in the morning.
There are people who think death a fate worse than boredom. - Helen Dewitt
There are people who think death a fate worse than boredom.
The master swordsman isn't interested in killing people. He only wants to perfect his art. - Helen Dewitt
The master swordsman isn't interested in killing people. He only wants to perfect his art.
I once read somewhere that Sean Connery left school at the age of 13 and later went on to read Proust and Finnegans Wake and I keep expecting to meet… - Helen Dewitt
I once read somewhere that Sean Connery left school at the age of 13 and later went on to read Proust and Finnegans Wake and I keep expecting to meet…
The typical review makes a Teletubby look like a sabre-toothed tiger. You can economize by reading online rather than squandering $4.95, yes, but all… - Helen Dewitt
The typical review makes a Teletubby look like a sabre-toothed tiger. You can economize by reading online rather than squandering $4.95, yes, but all…
The writer who is literally an addict, the writer who can't help himself, the writer who HAS to write, can never be anything but an amateur, because … - Helen Dewitt
The writer who is literally an addict, the writer who can't help himself, the writer who HAS to write, can never be anything but an amateur, because …
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