“The Student is an effort to dismiss the reality of love. Crandall wrote about our human obsession to turn into lasting mystery something that is only an illusion of the brain and the body. Love rises, overwhelms our decisions, and then, too late, we find we have been chasing a figment that we ourselves brought into existence, leaving us in sadness, denial, and despair.” “You said Crandall wrote this book of verses while still at the university?” “Yes.” “It takes most people years before they realize that truth,” said Quincy. “Some fools never do.”
