The wounds I carry, she carries them too. The unshed tears in my head flow through her heart too.
When "reality" is sought for at large, it is without intellectual import; at most the term carries the connotation of an agreeableemotional state.
The result of the educative process is capacity for further education.
Instruction is important.
Too rarely is the individual teacher so free from the dictation of authoritative supervisor, textbook on methods, prescribed course of study, etc. , that he can let his mind come to close quarters with the pupil's mind and the subject matter.
Hunger not to have, but to be
Of what use, educationally speaking, is it to be able to see the end in the beginning?
Its subtlest, most appealing accomplishment may be in how other characters respond to Gregorius' precipitous swerve onto the spiritual path. (. . . ) That said, Night Train to Lisbon is a very long, ambitious book that's feverishly overwritten. (. . . ) Think of W. G. Sebald recast for the mass market: stripped of nuance, cooked at high temperature and pounded home, clause after clause. Some of the clumsiness derives from Barbara Harshav's inelegant translation -- we're often aware of her struggle -- but she can't be blamed for the pervasive bloat.
I love characters that are going through turmoil. To be honest, I love characters with conflict. I love characters who are really going through an emotional journey; whether it's a super-dark-crazy journey or a really relatable guy.
I couldn't be more proud of my work as a progressive.
It is an encouraging observation that no good measure was ever proposed which, if duly pursued, failed to prevail in the end.