January 28th
11:28 PM
11:28 PM
"Literature is the expression of a feeling of deprivation, recourse against a sense of something missing. But the contrary is also true: language is what makes us human. It is a course against the meaningless noise and silence of nature and history"
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-Octavio Paz
the prof that i’ve already grown absurdly fond of (literature (read: semiotics/”aaaaall the theory”) and popular culture) put this quote on our course outline. apparently he does so for every class. i read it and just thought “yes.” why read, love, study literature, i’ve been asked so many times? why don’t you get a useful degree? i answer: see the above.
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