Maybe I was a bit too hasty

I originally was not very impressed by J. M. Coetzee, who won the nobel prize in literature for his book Disgrace. I now realize I was being unfair, at least in some ways. Check out this explaination for why he rejects interview requests:

"To me," writes Coetzee, "truth is related to silence, to reflection, to the practice of writing. Speech is not a fount of truth but a pale and provisional version of writing."

Its good to see an introvert stand up for himself in this extroverted world.
- posted by Tom Sawyer @ 2:08 PM