Time exists in order that everything doesnโt happen all at onceโฆand space exists so that it doesnโt all happen to you.
Susan Sontagthe process of building a self and its works is always too slow. One is always in arrears to oneself.
Susan SontagSome of the exuberance of my essay-writing has gone because I'm worried about the uses they could serve.
Susan SontagEnemies are somewhere else, as the fighting is almost always โover there,โ with Islamic fundamentalism now replacing Russian and Chinese communism as the implacable, furtive menace. And โterroristโ is a more flexible word than โcommunist.โ It can unify a larger number of quite different struggles and interests. What this may mean is that the war will be endless---since there will always be some terrorism.
Susan Sontag