March 27, 2006

“Look here. Being intelligible is not what it seems. You mean by understanding that you can talk about it in the way that you have a habit of talking... but I mean by understanding, enjoyment. If you enjoy it, you understand it. And lots of people have enjoyed it, so lots of people have understood it... After all, you must enjoy my writing. And if you do enjoy it, you understand it. If you do not enjoy it, why do you make a fuss about it?” — Gertrude Stein