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.


On Longing: Narratives of the Miniature, the Gigantic, the Souvenir, the Collection (ed. Duke University Press, 1984) - ISBN: 9780822313663

Susan Stewart Quotes

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,...

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,...

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,...

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,...