What did Samuel R. Delany mean by: It’s only … when we’re stripped of purpose that we know who we are. Samuel R. Delany Writer · USA Copy
+ Discourse says, ‘You are.’ Rhetoric preserves the freedom to say, ‘I am not. Author, January 10, 2024January 6, 2025, Samuel R. Delany, Expression, Freedom, Identity, 0 Samuel R. Delany Writer · USA
+ I took my writing seriously, and it seemed to pay off. Author, July 8, 2023January 2, 2025, Samuel R. Delany, Commitment, Success, Writing, 0 Samuel R. Delany Writer · USA
+ I suspect most of life takes place in the interstices of what’s already been articulated. Author, January 10, 2024January 6, 2025, Samuel R. Delany, Communication, Existence, Understanding, 0 Samuel R. Delany Writer · USA
+ The truth is always multiplex. Author, June 13, 2023January 2, 2025, Samuel R. Delany, Complexity, Perspective, Truth, 0 Samuel R. Delany Writer · USA
+ There is a sense of decency that’s like a barometer to a man’s or a country’s health. Author, January 10, 2024January 6, 2025, Samuel R. Delany, Decency, Health, Morality, 0 Samuel R. Delany Writer · USA
+ Human beings being what they are, order spreads, given half a chance, almost as fast as confusion. Author, January 10, 2024January 6, 2025, Samuel R. Delany, Chaos, Humanity, Order, 0 Samuel R. Delany Writer · USA
+ Everyone in a position of authority is hysterical, and everyone else is pretending to be asleep. Author, January 10, 2024January 6, 2025, Samuel R. Delany, Authority, Pretense, 0 Samuel R. Delany Writer · USA
+ Spending practically every minute of your day on pure survival is an absolutely boring life. Author, January 10, 2024January 6, 2025, Samuel R. Delany, Boredom, Life, Survival, 0 Samuel R. Delany Writer · USA