Much of the academy on the humanities side, English departments in particular, no longer write what can pass for normal English.
Cynthia OzickI think about fanaticism - oblivion awaits, especially for minor writers, so you have to be a fanatic; you have to be a crank to keep going, but on the other hand, what else would you do with the rest of your life? You gotta do something.
Cynthia Ozick