“All the old houses that I knew when I was a child were full of books, bought generation after generation by members of the family. Everyone was literate as a matter of course. Nobody told you to read this or… — Katherine Ann Porter Copy Share Image
“But I tell you, nothing is pointless, and nothing is meaningless if the artist will face it. And it’s his business to face it. He hasn’t got the right to sidestep it like that. Human life itself may be almost pure chaos, but the work of the artist—the only thing he’s good for—is to take these handfuls of confusion and… — Katherine Ann Porter Copy Share
“It is my conviction that when events are forgotten, buried in the cellar of the page, they are no longer even history.” — Katherine Ann Porter Copy Share Image
“All the old houses that I knew when I was a child were full of books, bought generation after generation by members of the… — Katherine Ann Porter Copy Share Image
