I Am Unpacking My Library. Yes I

If Mythic Violence Is Lawmaking, Divine Violence Is Law-​destroying; If The Former Sets Boundaries, The Latter Boundlessly Destroys Them; If Mythic Violence Brings At Once Guilt And Retribution, Divine Power Only Expiates; If The Former Threatens, The Latter Strikes; If The Former Is Bloody, The Latter Is Lethal Without Spilling Blood

All Religions Have Honored The Beggar. For He Proves That In A Matter At The Same Time As Prosaic And Holy, Banal And Regenerative As The Giving Of Alms, Intellect And Morality, Consistency And Principles Are Miserably Inadequate.

There Is No Document Of Civilization Which Is Not At The Same Time A Document Of Barbarism.

Literature Tells Very Little To Those Who Understand It.

Art Teaches Us To See Into Things. Folk Art And Kitsch Allow Us To See Outward From Within Things.