Surely all art is the result of having been in danger, of having gone through an experience all the way to the end, to where no one can go any further.
A defining characteristic of an Athenæum is to be a "venue for intellectual exchange" (Boston Athenæum website, retrieved 9/18/12). Playgrounds are venues for play, typically for children, outdoors. Both places of learning and growth are usually that -- physical places in the world. I'm a lifelong learner, and this is one of my blogs.
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
QotD : Rilke, via Potok
The text of Chaim Potok's The Gift of Asher Lev is prefaced by a quote from poet Rainer Maria Rilke:
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