Comments on: Between a quirk and a hard place

By: Opally

Opally — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:32:50 +0000

the best literature is not about “quirks” it’s about devastating, transformative, illuminating insight into the so-called “ordinary”. I think great writers are willing to drop the veil, at least for moments of clarity, and that makes all the difference. “Quirks” are what people develop to avoid insight. That makes them boring in the long run, tho they may amuse briefly. So, hoorah for you for dropping those tedious “quirky” novels. I can’t tolerate them, either.

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By: John cawley

John cawley — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:13:02 +0000

Thanks for this article. You point out the hilarious paradox of decibels and influence. It APPEARS that the folks with the biggest megaphones have the greatest influence. But what is the distorion wrought by the sheer decibel overload? Hmmm. I enjoy authenticity when I find it, especially if I can find it in myself. It is often “”louder” than many of those other bleeting, honking noises out there. But is it commodifiable? Not sure about that.
Thanks again.

By: Alice

Alice — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 19:09:08 +0000

I made the blog!!!
I’m glad you linked to the photos, but a note to the Murrays: I am not as crazy as those pictures might imply. I’m just… quirky?
I think the quirky rant dovetails nicely with the irony rant we were doing. Nick and I were in a 7-11 in Manhattan the other day and I felt so weird, like all the slushies and cigarettes and unhelpful personnel were curated - ironic monuments to urban hipsters’ road trip memories. But I was just overreacting. Right?

By: Billy

Billy — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 16:23:05 +0000

Its hard to make quiet art these days. There is so much clamoring for our attention, which makes the problem worse. Writers compete with TV, Radio, Internet, Video Games, other Writers, and enough Advertising to kill a mule. Every shred of media that exists, and ever has. How do you get heard above the noise? They say you should whisper to make yourself heard, but that can be hard to do in the monster truck battle that is the media landscape in 2007.