Reading is perception as translation. The inert signs of an alphabet become living meanings in the mind.
Every painting is always two paintings: The one you see, and the one you remember.
Widowers marry again because it makes their lives easier. Widows often don't, because it makes their lives harder. [p. 61]
Human beings are repetitive animals. All meaning is generated through repetition.
Writing fiction is like remembering what never happened.
I think that it's important for people to read philosophy and literature is not because I think everyone should be a well-rounded human being, but because it will help you think better about what you are doing.