Disappearing act

[pjthompson]

Random quote of the day:


"I think it can be tremendously refreshing if a creator of literature has something on his mind other than the history of literature so far. Literature should not disappear up its own asshole, so to speak."

—Kurt Vonnegut, interview, The Paris Review, Issue 69, Spring 1977



This is a great interview, which you can read here. Thanks to lilithsaintcrow for pointing her blog readers to it in The Hack Manifesto.















Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Siegfried and Roy, Leonard Maltin, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

Comments

[bummble.livejournal.com]

Thank you, that's a great interview!

It's been a while since I've read Father Kurt (who is in heaven now, of course), but he was/is a big influence.

Btw, ot, were you the one who liked / recommended Brooklyn Follies?

[pjthompson]

Your welcome. I thought it was great, too.

Btw, ot, were you the one who liked / recommended Brooklyn Follies?

Not I, sorry. :-)

[helios137.livejournal.com]

Powerful and wonderful. Thank you.

[pjthompson]

You're quite welcome!

[geniusofevil.livejournal.com]

I love the surprise use of 'asshole'

[pjthompson]

I do, too. Sometimes it's the only word that works in a sentence.