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Susan Sontag Quotes: 9

I haven't been everywhere, but it's on my list.
My library is an archive of longings.
As Consciousness is Harnessed to Flesh: Journals and Notebooks, 1964-1980
Do stuff. be clenched, curious. Not waiting for inspiration's shove or society's kiss on your forehead. Pay attention. It's all about paying attention. attention is vitality. It connects you with others. It makes you eager. stay eager.
Interpretation is the revenge of the intellectual upon art.
A writer, I think, is someone who pays attention to the world."[Speech upon being awarded the Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels (Peace Prize of the German Book Trade), Frankfurt Book Fair, October 12, 2003]
The writer is either a practicing recluse or a delinquent, guilt-ridden one--or both. Usually both.
Science fiction films are not about science. They are about disaster, which is one of the oldest subjects of art.
Self-respect. It would make me lovable. And it's the secret to good sex.
As Consciousness is Harnessed to Flesh: Journals and Notebooks, 1964-1980
The truth is always something that is told, not something that is known. If there were no speaking or writing, there would be no truth about anything. There would only be what is.
The Benefactor