Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Great Regulars: [Lewis Hyde's] thesis is that

"to count, measure, reckon value, or seek the cause of a thing" is to step outside of what he calls the circle of giving. In addition, he suggests quite movingly that "the creative spirit moves in a body or ego larger than that of any single person".

from Jay Parini: The Guardian: The gifted self

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