Monthly Archives: April 2019

In the critic’s vocabulary, the word ‘precursor’ is indispensable, but it should be cleansed of all connotations of polemic or rivalry. The fact is that every writer creates his own precursors. His work modifies our conception of the past, as it will modify the future. -Jorge Luis Borges, from “Kafka and His Precursors”   MostContinue reading “Nothing New?”

A man can be himself only so long as he is alone. If he does not love solitude he will not love freedom, for it is only when he is alone that he is truly free. -Arthur Schopenhauer   We are persistently inundated with external influences. If you live amongst others, it’s inescapable! We can’tContinue reading “Truly Free”

If I only did what I could do I wouldn’t do anything. -Jacques Derrida   Most of us are completely unaware of our potential. We limit ourselves in so many ways: by talking negatively to ourselves, by allowing others to criticize us, by comparing ourselves to others, and by setting unrealistic goals—thereby fulfilling our self-fulfilledContinue reading “I think I can, I think I can…”