What's "real," anyway? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Lush · 08-29-2004, 04:29 PM

Good writing can open up awesome depths inside the human heart (or something profound like that). The sensations that arise from that are as real as the reality of, say, eating an orange. That's why we consider great writing to be immortal. That's why I say, for example, "Dante is..." instead of "Dante was..." Of course, there are plenty of people who can't get that from writing, but that's another story.

08-29-2004, 04:29 PM	#12
Lush Fair and Cold Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the big onion Posts: 1,770	Good writing can open up awesome depths inside the human heart (or something profound like that). The sensations that arise from that are as real as the reality of, say, eating an orange. That's why we consider great writing to be immortal. That's why I say, for example, "Dante is..." instead of "Dante was..." Of course, there are plenty of people who can't get that from writing, but that's another story. __________________ ~The beginning is the word and the end is silence. And in between are all the stories. This is one of mine~ Last edited by Legolas; 08-29-2004 at 06:40 PM.