The closure of the book is an illusion largely created by its materiality, its cover. Once the book is considered on the plane of its significance, it threatens infinity. — Susan Stewart Copy Share Image
“In the Novel He described her mouth as full of ashes. So when he kissed her finally he was thinking about ashes and the… — Susan Stewart Copy Share Image
The closure of the book is an illusion largely created by its materiality, its cover. Once the book is considered on the plane of… — Susan Stewart Copy Share Image
To toy with something is to manipulate it, to try it out within sets of contexts none of which is determinate. — Susan Stewart Copy Share Image
“The voice of a person thinking, discovering, revising, is ever-present without any loss in grace or ease.” — Susan Stewart Copy Share Image
“And it is in this gap between resemblance and identity that nostalgic desire arises. The nostalgic is enamored of distance, not of the referent… — Susan Stewart Copy Share Image
