Monday February 4, 2008

“Of course, I don’t mean interpretation in the broadest sense, the sense in which Nietzsche (rightly) says, ‘There are no facts, only interpretations.’ By interpretation, I mean here a conscious act of the mind which illustrates a certain code, certain ‘rules’ of interpretation.”

“perhaps the deepest and darkest corner of the whole theological abyss”

Friedrich Nietzsche on the abyss:

“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster.  And when you look long into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you.”

Frank Sinatra on narrative:

“You gotta be true to your code.”