Teaching Literature Is Impossible; That Is Why

The Pursuit Of Beauty Is Much More Dangerous Nonsense Than The Pursuit Of Truth Or Goodness, Because It Affords A Stronger Temptation To The Ego.

Real Unity Tolerates Dissent And Rejoices In Variety Of Outlook And Tradition, Recognizes That It Is Man's Destiny To Unite And Not Divide, And Understands That Creating Proletariats And Scapegoats And Second-class Citizens Is A Mean And Contemptible Activity.

A Snowflake Is Probably Quite Unconscious Of Forming A Crystal, But What It Does May Be Worth Study Even If We Are Willing To Leave Its Inner Mental Processes Alone.

I Soon Realized That A Student Of English Literature Who Does Not Know The Bible Does Not Understand A Good Deal Of What Is Going On In What He Reads: The Most Conscientous Student Will Be Continually Misconstruing The Implications, Even The Meaning.

Literature Speaks The Language Of The Imagination, And The Study Of Literature Is Supposed To Train And Improve The Imagination.