Quote by: William H. Gass

The responsibility of any science, any pure pursuit, is ultimately to itself, and on this point physics, philosophy, and poetry unite with Satan in their determination not to serve. Any end is higher than utility, when ends are up.


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Author Bio


  • NameWilliam H. Gass
  • DescriptionFiction writer, critic, philosophy professor
  • BornJuly 30, 1924
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionOfficer; Novelist; Journalist; Essayist; Writer
  • WorksThe Tunnel; Omensetter's Luck
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship