I Have Always Thought That Clarity Is A Form Of Courtesy That The Philosopher Owes; Moreover, This Discipline Of Ours Considers It More Truly A Matter Of Honor Today Than Ever Before To Be Open To All Minds ... This Is Different From The Individual Sciences Which Increasingly [interpose] Between The Treasure Of Their Discoveries And The Curiosity Of The Profane The Tremendous Dragon Of Their Closed Terminology.

-Jose Ortega Y Gasset

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I Have Always Thought That Clarity Is

Jose Ortega Y Gasset

I Have Always Thought That Clarity Is A Form Of Courtesy That The Philosopher Owes; Moreover, This Discipline Of Ours Considers It More Truly A Matter Of Honor Today Than Ever Before To Be Open To All Minds ... This Is Different From The Individual Sciences Which Increasingly [interpose] Between The Treasure Of Their Discoveries And The Curiosity Of The Profane The Tremendous Dragon Of Their Closed Terminology.

Topic

Discovery

Dragons

Discipline

To Write Well Consists Of Continuously Making Small Erosions, Wearing Away Grammar In Its Established Form, Current Norms Of Language. It Is An Act Of Permanent Rebellion And Subversion Against Social Environs.

Writing

Erosion

Language