A quote from Roaring Silence at the beginning of chapter 3 — page 47 in the Kindle edition: Imagination relies on empty perception. Painting relies on empty planes. Sculpture relies on empty space. Music relies on empty time. Literature relies on empty concepts. If we are to realize the art of
The Waste Lands features a bookstore owner named Calvin Tower. He runs a bookstore in Manhattan that's laid out and advertised like a restaurant, except that they sell books. He makes a bunch of references in conversation for fun. He gives a kid two books he prices at
There's a quote in Tracts of the Sun about entertainment. The book quotes Ngak'chang Rinpoche (NCR) as saying (page 135): Art should not be entertainment. The problem with 'entertainment' is that it is mainly for sensory dilettantes. I have never listened to a piece
There's a quote in Tracts of the Sun about entertainment. On page 135, the book quotes Ngak'chang Rinpoche: The problem with 'entertainment' is that it's seen as a leisure pastime—and consequently needs no work. Real entertainment—of whatever kind—requires serious
Something felt familiar about the Doki Doki Literature Club soundtrack, but I couldn't place it. Then I heard some doo-wop song waiting in line at the Newport Aquarium and realized: Hey, that's the kind of thing the soundtrack reminds me of. For example, the Wikipedia page