2007-09-03 05:11:06 · 1 answers · asked by whiterapper 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Here are some additional quotes that expand on critic Roland Barthes observation about literature. The best explanation of Barthes 1978 quote that I have seen appears in the book, "The Heart of Judgment: Practical Wisdom, Neuroscience, and Narrative" by Leslie Paul Thiele on page 245. I have provided a link to the book in the source section below.
"In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it's the exact opposite."
~~Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac
"It is not the answer that enlightens but the question."
~~Eugène Ionesco
"It is there that the art and adventure lie, the possibility and power from my POV. It is not answers that really matter. We are more limited by the questions we ask. That we don't understand things is based on an inability to know what to ask-to even recognize phenomenon. This is the real problem with our brain and our capacity."
~~Stewart Hase
"You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions."
~~Naguib Mahfouz (Nobel Prize Winner)
2007-09-03 05:55:42 · answer #1 · answered by Beach Saint 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋