Two Sorts Of Love
There are two main sources of the desire which is called love: self-hatred and self-love. In self-hatred, one desires the opposite of oneself: the timid, outcast, sensitive woman wants a man’s man who never shows weakness; the woman who feels she has gone so deep into depravity that love is gone for her seeks a [...]
Books About Books
Reading the criticisms most intellectuals make of other intellectuals, I constantly find myself suspecting that they so often miss the point made in what they read because they are resolved to miss the point, because understanding might put them in the dangerous position where they might have to change their opinions.