34 Quotes by Steven Moore

So: an epic novel of the Tathagata? Yes, but not a very good one. Kerouac would have done better.

Like all apocalyptic writers, the author despises people in general and fantasizes about the destruction of everyone different from him and his chosen group.

Nearly all of the stories [in The Heptameron] are about the sexual relations between men and women, with a large percentage dealing with the unromanic side: with rape, infidelity, the seduction of nuns and wives by monks (everyone in the Renaissance seems to have despised monks), loveless marriages, incest, and borderline necrophilia.

Our lives will be a wealth of expectation and consummation," says one character eagerly, and conspicuous consumption and concupiscent consummation intertwine in a heady celebration of the material world.

Can't recognize the organization of a novel? Assume there isn't one. Baffled by "arcana" — i.e., stuff you don't already know? Call the author pretentious. Find a book hard-going? Assume the author is deliberately torturing you.

There are times he'd rather not play (a round). He'll go out and hit 300 balls and putt for two hours.

He is an excellent iron player and very good putter,

His routine, whether before the shot or before the tournament, is very strong. Nothing ever gets in his way.

We had to contract additional tonnage early in the spring.... The customers that are buying finished product will see some increases,