Great critics do not explicate a text; they describe it and then report on what they have described, if the description itself is not the criticism.
Gore VidalHalf of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half.
Gore VidalGod, or what have you, will not be found at the far end of a syllogism, no matter how brilliantly phrased or conceived.
Gore Vidal