I want to overhear passionate arguments about what we are and what we are doing and what we ought to do. I want to feel that art is an utterance made in good faith by one human being to another. I want to believe there are geniuses scheming to astonish the rest of us, just for the pleasure of it.


The Death of Adam: Essays on Modern Thought (ed. Picador, 2014) - ISBN: 9781466866539

Marilynne Robinson Quotes

I want to overhear passionate arguments about what we are and what we are doing and what we ought to do. I want to feel that art is an utterance made ...

I want to overhear passionate arguments about what we are and what we are doing and what we ought to do. I want to feel that art is an utterance made ...

I want to overhear passionate arguments about what we are and what we are doing and what we ought to do. I want to feel that art is an utterance made ...

I want to overhear passionate arguments about what we are and what we are doing and what we ought to do. I want to feel that art is an utterance made ...