"Order and surprise: these are two intertwined elements……" — Michael Dirda
"Order and surprise: these are two intertwined elements that make for any great library or collection."
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10 Quotes by Michael Dirda
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Many readers simply can't stomach fantasy. They immediately picture elves with broadswords or mighty-thewed barbarians with battle axes, seeking the…
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Throughout history the exemplary teacher has never been just an instructor in a subject; he is nearly always its living…
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I have now and again tried to imagine the perfect environment, the ideal conditions for reading: A worn leather armchair…
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Science fiction is, after all, the art of extrapolation.
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Once we know the plot and its surprises, we can appreciate a book's artistry without the usual confusion and sap…
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In Madame Bovary Flaubert never allows anything to go on too long; he can suggest years of boredom in a…
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Make sure your message is clear, yet that you are faithful to its complexity.
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In PLATO AT THE GOOGLEPLEX, Rebecca Newberger Goldstein set out to showcase, in sometimes startling ways, the continuing relevance of…
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The world is a library of strange and wonderful books, and sometimes we just need to go prowling through the…
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