...is the writer a prophet or priest - does he show the truth or serve the truth?...
A Familiar RainTo be a good artist, you have to serve the work of art and allow it to be what it is supposed to be.
Larry WallIrony serves as an alibi for a fetish.
The Limits of Narrative: Essays on Baudelaire, Flaubert, Rimbaud and MallarmeIt is a luxury to do something that serves no practical purpose: the luxury of civilization.
The Light Between Oceans