Yu's Blog: a sinking arsonist , page 26

"the literary world put its foot into the circle of the entertainment world’s spotlight."

“the literary world put its foot into the circle of the entertainment world’s...

"Scott handed me a glass of champagne. “Only this time, we’re writing the parts ourselves.”"

“Scott handed me a glass of champagne. “Only this time, we’re writing the parts...

"Do not act as if you were going to live ten thousand years. Death hangs over you. While you live,..."

““Do not act as if you were going to live ten thousand years. Death hangs over you. While you...

"Twenty- one,” I whispered. “He’s a writer; he’s already written a novel. I read part of it, and it’s..."

““Twenty- one,” I whispered. “He’s a writer; he’s already written a novel. I read part of it,...

"There were so many rules we girls were supposed to adhere to, so much emphasis on propriety...."

“There were so many rules we girls were supposed to adhere to, so much emphasis on propriety....

"This is in contrast to Hegel, for whom nothing is definitively lost in death; indeed, death is seen..."

“This is in contrast to Hegel, for whom nothing is definitively lost in death; indeed, death...

"There are no parallels to the life in the concentration camps. Its horror can neverbe fully..."

“There are no parallels to the life in the concentration camps. Its horror can never
be fully...

"For man to reveal himself in the end, he has to die, but he will have to do so while alive—by..."

“For man to reveal himself in the end, he has to die, but he will have to do so while alive—by...

"As Elias Canetti reminds us, the survivor is the one who, having stood in the path of death, know-..."

“As Elias Canetti reminds us, the survivor is the one who, having stood in the path of death,...

"Life itself exists only in bursts and in exchange with death."

“Life itself exists only in bursts and in exchange with death.” - Bataille