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_refugee_ · 3711 days ago · link · · parent · post: "I think writers, by nature, must oppose things, oppose whatever power tries to impose on us." - Don DeLillo
I naturally reject any categorical statements which include words like "must" in them. Does that make me true to form?
user-inactivated · 3711 days ago · link ·
Well, that was my response. Many great writers didn't seem to oppose anything ... but maybe they by default opposed, for example, anti-intellectualism? Maybe writing in and of itself opposes entropy? I am skeptical of people who rail against the state, and who set themselves up as tragic heroes against the whole universe. But I'm still thinking about the quote. Unfortunately a bit rushed at the moment.