I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men but yet sets less value on his own opinions of himself than on the opinions of others.
My assignment is what every writer's assignment is: tell the truth of his own...
Faulkner turned out to be a great teacher. When a student asked a question...
I long for the raised voice the howl of rage or love.
It's funny to be a critic.
I think the pattern of my essays is A funny thing happened to me on my way...
Hemingway seems to be in a funny position. People nowadays can't identify...
When I was 12 years old someone took me to see Martha Graham. It was nothing...
I have I admit a low tolerance for detached chronicling and cool analysis.
All good criticism should be judged the way art is. You shouldn't read it the...