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“Reading the very best writers鈥攍et us say Homer, Dante, Shakespeare, Tolstoy鈥攊s not going to make us better citizens. Art is perfectly useless, according to the sublime Oscar Wilde, who was right about everything. He also told us that all bad poetry is sincere. Had I the power to do so, I would command that these words be engraved above every gate at every university, so that each student might ponder the splendor of the insight.”
― Harold Bloom, The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages

“Aesthetic value emanates from the struggle between texts: in the reader, in language, in the classroom, in arguments within a society. Aesthetic value rises out of memory, and so (as Nietzsche saw) out of pain, the pain of surrendering easier pleasures in favour of much more difficult ones ... successful literary works are achieved anxieties, not releases from anxieties.”
― Harold Bloom, The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages

“Pragmatically, aesthetic value can be recognized or experienced, but it cannot be conveyed to those who are incapable of grasping its sensations and perceptions. To quarrel on its behalf is always a blunder.”
― Harold Bloom

“The most effective way of destroying art is the canonization of one given form. And one philosophy.”
― Yevgeny Zamyatin

“I love the literature that these men created; but I will not live my life as if they are real and I am not. Nor will I tolerate the continuing assumption that they know more about women than we know about ourselves.”
― Andrea Dworkin, Last Days at Hot Slit: The Radical Feminism of Andrea Dworkin

“Sola scriptura means at least this: that the church's proclamation is always subject to potential correction from the canon. It is for this reason that we resist simply collapsing the text into the tradition of its interpretation and performance.”
― Kevin J. Vanhoozer, The Drama of Doctrine: A Canonical Linguistic Approach to Christian Doctrine

“If ever we should find ourselves disposed not to admire those writers or artists, Livy and Virgil for instance, Raphael or Michael Angelo, whom all the learned had admired, [we ought] not to follow our own fancies, but to study them until we know how and what we ought to admire; and if we cannot arrive at this combination of admiration with knowledge, rather to believe that we are dull, than that the rest of the world has been imposed on.”
― Edmund Burke, An Appeal from the New to the Old Whigs, in Consequence of Some Late Discussions in Parliament, Relative to the Reflections on the French Revolution.

“The less gear you use, the more you grow as a photographer. Although there are fewer options available, you'll find more creative ways to capture what you feel! In a way, all your technical options before turn into creative solutions that improve your photography even more.”
― Marius Vieth

“Logos (The Biblical Manuscripts/Canon of Scriptures) & Rhema (The Person/Life/Words/Death/Resurrection of Jesus Christ): The 'special' & 'ultimate' revelation of God. Without these revelations God would be unsearchable, unknowable, and inscrutable."

~R. Alan Woods [2013]”
― R. Alan Woods, The Journey Is the Destination: A Book of Quotes With Commentaries

“And I *know* I wrote in the above that I hate biographies and reviews that focus on the psychological, surface detail, especially when they pertain to women writers, because I think it鈥檚 really about the cult of the personality, which is essentially problematic, and I think simplistically psychologizing which biographies are so wont to do is really problematic, and dangerous, especially when dealing with complicated women who just by being writers at a certain time and age were labelled as nonconformist, or worse, hysterical or ill or crazy, and I think branding these women as femme fatales is all so often done. And I know in a way I鈥檓 contributing to this by posting their bad-ass photos, except hopefully I am humanizing them and thinking of them as complicated selves and intellects AND CELEBRATING THEM AS WRITERS as opposed to straight-up objectifying. One particular review long ago in Poetry that really got my goat was when Brian Phillips used Gertrude Stein鈥檚 line about Djuna Barnes having nice ankles as an opener in a review of her poetry, and to my mind it was meant to be entirely dismissive, as of course, Stein was being as well. Stein was many important revolutionary things to literature, but a champion of her fellow women writers she was not. They published my letter, but then let the guy write a reply and scurry to the library and actually read Nightwood, one of my all-time, all-times, and Francis Bacon鈥檚 too, there鈥檚 another anecdote. And it鈥檚 burned in my brain his response, which was as dismissive and bourgeois as the review. I don鈥檛 remember the exact wordage, but he concluded by summing up that Djuna Barnes was a minor writer. Well, fuck a duck, as Henry Miller would say. And that is how the canon gets made.”
― Kate Zambreno

“Books are admitted to the canon by a compact which confesses their greatness in consideration of abrogating their meaning; so that the reverend rector can agree with the prophet Micah as to his inspired style without being committed to any complicity in Micah's furiously Radical opinions. Why, even I, as I force myself; pen in hand, into recognition and civility, find all the force of my onslaught destroyed by a simple policy of non-resistance. In vain do I redouble the violence of the language in which I proclaim my heterodoxies. I rail at the theistic credulity of Voltaire, the amoristic superstition of Shelley, the revival of tribal soothsaying and idolatrous rites which Huxley called Science and mistook for an advance on the Pentateuch, no less than at the welter of ecclesiastical and professional humbug which saves the face of the stupid system of violence and robbery which we call Law and Industry. Even atheists reproach me with infidelity and anarchists with nihilism because I cannot endure their moral tirades. And yet, instead of exclaiming "Send this inconceivable Satanist to the stake," the respectable newspapers pith me by announcing "another book by this brilliant and thoughtful writer." And the ordinary citizen, knowing that an author who is well spoken of by a respectable newspaper must be all right, reads me, as he reads Micah, with undisturbed edification from his own point of view. It is narrated that in the eighteen-seventies an old lady, a very devout Methodist, moved from Colchester to a house in the neighborhood of the City Road, in London, where, mistaking the Hall of Science for a chapel, she sat at the feet of Charles Bradlaugh for many years, entranced by his eloquence, without questioning his orthodoxy or moulting a feather of her faith. I fear I small be defrauded of my just martyrdom in the same way.”
― George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman

“If we believe the Canon is closed and Scripture is sufficient, then we believe God is not speaking new words apart from Scripture.”
― Dan Phillips

“Those who would argue for the infallibility or the inerrancy of scripture logically should also claim the same infallibility for the churches in the fourth and fifth centuries, whose decisions and historical circumstances left us with our present canon. This is apparently what would be required if we were to only acknowledge the twenty-seven NT books that were set forth by the church in that context. Was the church in the Nicene and post-Nicene eras infallible in its decisions or not?
(Formation of Christian Biblical Canon)”
― Lee M. McDonald

“The 'words' of Augustine, Origen, Clement of Alexandria, St. John of Damascus, St. Thomas Aquinas, et al, may not have carried the weight of Canon, however they were neither paper-like nor mere 'pellets'."

~R. Alan Woods [2012]”
― R. Alan Woods, The Journey Is The Destination: A Photo Journal

“A very small class of books have nothing in common say that each admits us to a world of its own that seems to have been going on before we stumbled into it, but which, once found by the right reader, becomes indispensable to him.”
― Philip Zaleski, The Fellowship: The Literary Lives of the Inklings: J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Owen Barfield, Charles Williams

“I don鈥檛 know how I feel about a canon anymore ... The sheer volume of books that exist out there means that a canon is no longer possible.”
― N.K. Jemisin

“One billion b-balls dribbling simultaneously throughout the galaxy. One trillion b-balls being slam dunked through a hoop throughout the cosmos. I can feel every single b-ball that has ever existed at my fingertips, I can feel their collective knowledge channeling through my veins. Every jumpshot, every rebound and three-pointer, every layup, dunk, and free throw. I am there.”
― Charles Barkley

“What's required of me in the field is to feel,' Stirton says with emphasis. 'And trying to take that feeling and put it in a form that communicates a particular set of emotions or circumstances - whether that involves depicting masculine pride, or a particular kind of suffering, or love, or closeness - my primary job is to feel and to try to put that feeling into some kind of visual form. My goal is to get to the heart of each story, you know? I鈥檓 trying to evolve in my work.”
― Antonella Gambotto-Burke, Mouth

“The canon is finished. Anyone who believes that one can construct a canon from the tidal wave of narrative produced today is guilty of wishful thinking. All we will have is a record of who won the prizes and achieved celebrity status. But, perhaps, the canon was always a fairly heavy-handed tool and little more than a convenience. The only thing is to follow one鈥檚 nose and listen carefully to the way others talk about books, learn who鈥檚 opinion takes you to interesting places.”
― Tim Parks

“啸褍写芯卸薪懈泻, 锌芯 薪械胁械卸械褋褌胁褘褍 胁芯芯斜褉邪卸邪褞褖懈泄, 斜褍写褌芯 斜械蟹 泻邪薪芯薪懈褔械褋泻芯泄 褎芯褉屑褘 芯薪 褋芯褌胁芯褉懈褌 胁械谢懈泻芯械, 锌芯写芯斜械薪 锌械褕械褏芯写褍, 泻芯褌芯褉芯屑褍 屑械褕邪械褌, 锌芯 械谐芯 屑薪械薪懈褞, 褌胁械褉写邪褟 锌芯褔胁邪 懈 泻芯褌芯褉褘泄 屑薪懈褌, 褔褌芯 胁懈褋褟 胁 胁芯蟹写褍褏械, 芯薪 褍褕械谢 斜褘 写邪谢褜褕械, 褔械屑 锌芯 蟹械屑谢械. 袧邪 褋邪屑芯屑 卸械 写械谢械 褌邪泻芯泄 褏褍写芯卸薪懈泻, 芯褌斜褉芯褋懈胁 褎芯褉屑褍 褋芯胁械褉褕械薪薪褍褞, 斜械褋褋芯蟹薪邪褌械谢褜薪芯 褏胁邪褌邪械褌褋褟 蟹邪 芯斜褉褘胁泻懈 懈 芯斜谢芯屑泻懈 褌芯卸械 褎芯褉屑, 薪芯 褋谢褍褔邪泄薪褘褏 懈 薪械褋芯胁械褉褕械薪薪褘褏, 懈 泻 褝褌懈屑-褌芯 斜械褋褋芯蟹薪邪褌械谢褜薪褘屑 褉械屑懈薪懈褋褑械薪褑懈褟屑 锌褉懈褌褟谐懈胁邪械褌 褝锌懈褌械褌 芦褌胁芯褉褔械褋褌胁邪禄.”
― Pavel Florensky, Iconostasis

“袦械卸写褍 褌械屑, 懈褋褌懈薪薪褘泄 褏褍写芯卸薪懈泻 褏芯褔械褌 薪械 褋胁芯械谐芯 胁芯 褔褌芯 斜褘 褌芯 薪懈 褋褌邪谢芯, 邪 锌褉械泻褉邪褋薪芯谐芯, 芯斜褗械泻褌懈胁薪芯-锌褉械泻褉邪褋薪芯谐芯, 褌芯 械褋褌褜 褏褍写芯卸械褋褌胁械薪薪芯 胁芯锌谢芯褖械薪薪芯泄 懈褋褌懈薪褘 胁械褖械泄, 懈 胁芯胁褋械 薪械 蟹邪薪褟褌 屑械谢芯褔薪褘屑 褋屑邪芯谢褞斜懈胁褘屑 胁芯锌褉芯褋芯屑, 锌械褉胁褘屑 谢懈 懈谢懈 褋芯褌褘屑 谐芯胁芯褉懈褌 芯薪 芯斜 懈褋褌懈薪械. 袥懈褕褜 斜褘 褝褌芯 斜褘谢邪 懈褋褌懈薪邪, - 懈 褌芯谐写邪 褑械薪薪芯褋褌褜 锌褉芯懈褋胁械写械薪懈褟 褋邪屑邪 褋芯斜芯褞 褍褋褌邪薪芯胁懈褌褋褟. 袣邪泻 胁褋褟泻懈泄, 泻褌芯 卸懈胁械褌, 蟹邪薪褟褌 屑褘褋谢褜褞, 卸懈胁械褌 谢懈 芯薪 锌芯 锌褉邪胁写械 懈谢懈 薪械褌, 邪 薪械 褌械屑, 芯泻邪蟹褘胁邪械褌褋褟 谢懈 械谐芯 卸懈蟹薪褜 锌芯褏芯卸械泄 薪邪 卸懈蟹薪褜 褋芯褋械写邪, - 卸懈胁械褌 褋邪屑 胁 褋械斜械 写谢褟 懈褋褌懈薪褘 懈 褍斜械卸写械薪, 褔褌芯 懈褋泻褉械薪薪褟褟 卸懈蟹薪褜 写谢褟 懈褋褌懈薪褘 薪械锌褉械屑械薪薪芯 懈薪写懈胁懈写褍邪谢褜薪邪 懈 胁 褋邪屑芯泄 褋褍褌懈 褋胁芯械泄 薪懈泻邪泻 薪械 锌芯胁褌芯褉懈屑邪, 懈褋褌懈薪薪芯泄 卸械 屑芯卸械褌 斜褘褌褜 谢懈褕褜 胁 锌芯褌芯泻械 胁褋械褔械谢芯胁械褔械褋泻芯泄 懈褋褌芯褉懈懈, 邪 薪械 泻邪泻 薪邪褉芯褔懈褌芯-胁褘写褍屑褘胁邪械屑邪褟 - 褌邪泻 薪械 懈薪邪褔械 懈 卸懈蟹薪褜 褏褍写芯卸械褋褌胁械薪薪邪褟: 懈 褏褍写芯卸薪懈泻, 芯锌懈褉邪褟褋褜 薪邪 胁褋械褔械谢芯胁械褔械褋泻懈械 褏褍写芯卸械褋褌胁械薪薪褘械 泻邪薪芯薪褘, 泻芯谐写邪 褌邪泻芯胁褘械 蟹写械褋褜 懈谢懈 褌邪屑 薪邪泄写械薪褘, 褔褉械蟹 薪懈褏 懈 胁 薪懈褏 薪邪褏芯写懈褌 褋懈谢褍 胁芯锌谢芯褖邪褌褜 锌芯写谢懈薪薪芯 褋芯蟹械褉褑邪械屑褍褞 写械泄褋褌胁懈褌械谢褜薪芯褋褌褜 懈 褌胁械褉写芯 蟹薪邪械褌, 褔褌芯 写械谢芯 械谐芯, 械褋谢懈 芯薪芯 褋胁芯斜芯写薪芯懈, 薪械 芯泻邪卸械褌褋褟 褍写胁芯械薪懈械屑 褔褍卸芯谐芯 写械谢邪, 褏芯褌褟 锌褉械写屑械褌 斜械褋锌芯泻芯泄褋褌胁邪 械谐芯 - 薪械 褝褌芯 褋芯胁锌芯写械薪懈械 褋 泻械屑-褌芯, 邪 懈褋褌懈薪薪芯褋褌褜 懈蟹芯斜褉邪卸械薪薪芯谐芯 懈屑.”
― Pavel Florensky, Iconostasis

“Nous avons un livre sur cette histoire, comme nous en avons 茅galement uu sur les Machab茅es. Durant cette captivit茅, Misa毛l, Ananias et Azarias ayant refus茅 d'adorer une statue, furent jet茅s dans une fournaise ardente, et sauv茅s des flammes par un ange qui descendit vers eux. Alors aussi, Daniel ayant 茅t茅 jet茅 dans la fosse aux lions, fut nourri par les mains d'Habacuc, par un miracle, et retir茅 sain et sauf de la fosse le septi猫me jour. Ce fut alors aussi qu'un miracle fut fait en faveur de Jonas, et que Tobie, avec le secours de l'ange Rapha毛l, 茅pousa Sara, dont les sept premiers pr茅tendants avaient 茅t茅 tu茅s par le d茅mon; et que Tobie le p猫re, apr猫s la c茅l茅bration des noces, recouvra la vue.”
― Clement of Alexandria, Miscellanies

“Every act of reading is an act of forgetting: the experience of reading is a palimpsest, in which each text partially covers those that came before. Those books that allow us to forget the most are accorded he authority of the classic.”
― James A. Secord, Victorian Sensation: The Extraordinary Publication, Reception, and Secret Authorship of Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation

“There was no correct text. There was no standard version. Of anything. There was not one Arbor but many, many arbors. The jungle was endless, and it was not one jungle but endless jungles, all burning with bright tigers of meaning, endless tigers. . . .”
― Ursula K. Le Guin, The Telling

“The white masters, masters though they may be, are oblivious to those experiences of bigotry and exclusion that are condemnably common for the rest of us. In this essential matter, those writers of the literary canon are utterly ignorant, and so their reports on the human condition are gapingly incomplete. And still there are critics who argue that lyricism is a finished thing, that a white account of the self is a sufficiently universal contemplation, that any emphasis on race will only diminish its universality.”
― Jaswinder Bolina, Of Color

“Our stars weren't meant for their sky. We have never known the same horizon.”
― Clint Smith

“Pride of reading is a terrible thing. There are certain literary sets in which the book is an instrument of tyranny. If you have not read it you are made to feel unspeakably abject, for the book you have not read is always the one book in the world that you should have read. It is the sole test of literary insight, good taste and mental worth. To confess that you have not read it is to expose yourself as an illiterate person. It is like admitting that you have never eaten with a fork.”
― Frank Moore Colby, Imaginary Obligations