Sunday, September 24, 2017

Read not seen

Quote:
Chinese painting is based on the pictorial calligraphy strokes developed long ago and is therefore often said to be "written" rather than painted, and "read" rather than seen.

Tuesday, September 05, 2017

Neal Stephenson and Nicole Gallland The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.

Quote: A witch generally speaks her mind when she can get away with it, doesn't care much about what men think, and is determined to have agency over her fate, even in a time and place when such a thing was hard to come by...