The highest levels of consciousness are wordless.
One writes because one has been touched by the yearning for and the despair of ever touching the Other.
Only poetry can measure the distance between ourselves and the Other.
Making art in America is about saving one's soul.
Roberto Calasso's survey of the renewed interest in myth demonstrates how decisive the gods' influence was on modern literature. Calasso is not only immensely learned; he is one of the most original thinkers and writers we have today.
Insomnia is an all-night travel agency with posters advertising faraway places.