I often say I've spent more time with photography than I have with literature just in terms of hours.
Teju ColeOne of the difficulties of photography is that it is much better at being explicit than at being reticent.
Teju ColeI'm not hopeful about America, and I'm not hopeful about the world, no. Life goes on and, for those of us who are lucky, there's a great deal to enjoy in it. But will things get better for most people? I don't know. I don't see the evidence.
Teju ColeNote-taking is important to me: a week's worth of reading notes (or "thoughts I had in the shower" notes) is cumulatively more interesting than anything I might be able to come up with on a single given day.
Teju Cole