Steven Millhauser Quote

I had thought that words were instruments of precision. Now I know that they devour the world, leaving nothing in its place.


Dangerous Laughter (ed. Vintage, 2008) - ISBN: 9780307268730


I had thought that words were instruments of precision. Now I know that they devour the world, leaving nothing in its place.

I had thought that words were instruments of precision. Now I know that they devour the world, leaving nothing in its place.

I had thought that words were instruments of precision. Now I know that they devour the world, leaving nothing in its place.

I had thought that words were instruments of precision. Now I know that they devour the world, leaving nothing in its place.