I Cannot - The Paris Review
I like writing that is unsummarizable, a kernel that cannot be condensed, that must be uttered exactly as it is.
Sarah Manguso • 300 Arguments
this hurdle I have to jump over each time I write: How can I say this more crisply? When I write (which is really just to say: when I think) it all boils down to one simple, but utterly excruciating question: What am I really trying to say here?
Isabel Hazan • distillation
I conducted my research, whatever
Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
I think a lot about the limitations of language and how we interpret the language we use every day to talk about the senses.