The existence of good bad literature — the fact that one can be amused or excited or even moved by a book that one’s intellect simply refuses to take seriously — is a reminder that art is not the same thing as cerebration.
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George Orwell on “good bad books.” See also: Orwell on why write. (via explore-blog)
I’ve tried to express this idea many times but have never been able to say it so precisely as this. (Is anyone surprised that George Orwell was more eloquent than I am?)
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