tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667010.post5374326287396156615..comments2024-02-20T23:57:48.972-08:00Comments on Just Another Blog: BarmecidalBentSeahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18247626666469716704noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667010.post-90016269309337815102011-06-30T19:07:38.154-07:002011-06-30T19:07:38.154-07:00Hey....I got his opinion. Here his is. It's a...Hey....I got his opinion. Here his is. It's all his words, no omission, censoring.<br /><br />-----------------------------------------------<br />I think the Ray Bradbury quotation is a classic example of those<br />little ‘wisdom sound bytes’ that contain an element of truth, whilst<br />obviously not addressing the many angles of a complex issue. They’re<br />useful as long as you accept their limitations. I think a lot of<br />writers – me included – do question and struggle with the concept of<br />‘reality,’ and we’re often the type who find it difficult to live with<br />the definition handed to us by mainstream culture. Writing enables us<br />to create our own realities, and helps to deflect the problem.<br /><br />The same reasoning applies to the Doctorow quotation, although that<br />one is more pithy and ironic. I find your man’s statement:<br /><br />‘I would argue that writing is not as socially acceptable as Doctorow<br />espouses, given how often writers are actually allowed out into<br />society.’<br /><br />I’m not sure what he means by that, since I’m not aware of any obvious<br />impediment to writers being allowed out into society. I do, however,<br />have some sympathy with his second statement. It goes some way to<br />describing one of my commonest states!<br /><br />I don’t mind what you do with these opinions. They’re only my opinions.<br /><br />-------------------------------------<br />(and in another post)<br /><br />I suspect all writers are a little 'unbalanced,' Nutjrin. And glad of the fact!Nuutjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10835217542067327866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667010.post-88864184495706045832011-06-29T18:41:47.596-07:002011-06-29T18:41:47.596-07:00I really agree to this. The (pro) writer I follow ...I really agree to this. The (pro) writer I follow his blog mentions his cheap scotch drinking habit very often. <br /><br />I am wondering how he'll react to this.Nuutjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10835217542067327866noreply@blogger.com