10-24-2018, 10:28 AM
I haven't seen any faults in your critical judgments, Richard. You're a teacher and do what a teacher should do. Never overstep or force anything. Guide but don't demand.
Now I'm going to ask a technical question: Not to neglect your serious pronouncement, Todd: People are perfectly welcome to ignore me: . . . Um, The idea of so-called greatness, the Tolstoys and the Flauberts and the, well. And the sloppy writers . . . the Strindbergs and the D. H. Lawrences and the Bukowskis and the Henry Millers and the political speeches, if I can fit them in there, and the Dostoevskys and John Berrymans of the world. What most appeals to people, even the most well-read and intelligent people? The polished writers, or the wacky/possibly inane, not insane, inane writers? And this is for everybody. What do you think? We're all trying our best. But what inspires you more? The straight or the crooked? I'll base the rest of my life on the overwhelming answer.
Now I'm going to ask a technical question: Not to neglect your serious pronouncement, Todd: People are perfectly welcome to ignore me: . . . Um, The idea of so-called greatness, the Tolstoys and the Flauberts and the, well. And the sloppy writers . . . the Strindbergs and the D. H. Lawrences and the Bukowskis and the Henry Millers and the political speeches, if I can fit them in there, and the Dostoevskys and John Berrymans of the world. What most appeals to people, even the most well-read and intelligent people? The polished writers, or the wacky/possibly inane, not insane, inane writers? And this is for everybody. What do you think? We're all trying our best. But what inspires you more? The straight or the crooked? I'll base the rest of my life on the overwhelming answer.