this is the voice of re:mote induction.Monday, June 21, 2004
lanark - this is an extract from the start of book 1 in "lanark: a life in four books", by the scottish writer alasdair gray, which i am currently reading. i'm pretty close to the end, so i'll post some more developed thoughts on that shortly, but here is an extract for now, for those who might be interested.
and, while i am it, here are a couple of quotes i've noted as i've worked my way through it:
"i like making you happy, but how can i trust someone i don't understand?"
he stood, astonished, and cried, "we love each other! what could understanding add to that? we can't understand ourselves, how can we understand others? only maps and mathematics exist to be understood, and we're solider than those, i hope."
"take care! you're getting clever."
"judging by your face you don't think much of the lesson"
"no. it's rotten, isn't it?"
"is it? have we not to master the techniques before practising them?"
"but technique and practice are the same thing! we can draw nothing well unless it interests us, and we only learn to draw it well by first drawing it badly, not by drawing what bores us stiff. learning to draw badly from dead bulbs and boxes is like learning to make love with corpses."
silence is always proper. when i understand this better i'll stop talking. you won't be able to hear me for miles. i will radiate silence like a dark star shining in the gaps between syllables and conversation.
and, while i am it, here are a couple of quotes i've noted as i've worked my way through it:
"i like making you happy, but how can i trust someone i don't understand?"
he stood, astonished, and cried, "we love each other! what could understanding add to that? we can't understand ourselves, how can we understand others? only maps and mathematics exist to be understood, and we're solider than those, i hope."
"take care! you're getting clever."
"judging by your face you don't think much of the lesson"
"no. it's rotten, isn't it?"
"is it? have we not to master the techniques before practising them?"
"but technique and practice are the same thing! we can draw nothing well unless it interests us, and we only learn to draw it well by first drawing it badly, not by drawing what bores us stiff. learning to draw badly from dead bulbs and boxes is like learning to make love with corpses."
silence is always proper. when i understand this better i'll stop talking. you won't be able to hear me for miles. i will radiate silence like a dark star shining in the gaps between syllables and conversation.
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