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has to end up being a critique of the self

In fact, another maxim I have offered myself at certain moments is that ideological critique has to end up being a critique of the self. You can’t recognize an ideology unless, in some sense, you see it in yourself. Making critiques from the outside is like reading books you don’t like because you …

—p.53 The Paris Review Issue 250 The Art of Criticism No. 5 (30) by Fredric Jameson
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if I find a writer interesting, I try to read all their work

I have gone through my own practice and tried to identify the things I tend to do. The first is recurrences. I’m sort of an auteur critic in the sense that if I find a writer interesting, I try to read all their work. I do the same thing with musicians and painters. And when you do that, what you b…

—p.45 The Art of Criticism No. 5 (30) by Fredric Jameson
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now I understand the meaning of — it just happened topic/infidelity

I am telling myself that I did what I was told. Claire told me to stay. Jane wanted me —she pulled me towards her. Why am I being so weak? Why am I blaming the victim? I ask myself, did you ever think you should stop yourself or someone else but in the moment you couldn’t or didn’t? Now I understan…

—p.339 Granta 100 May We Be Forgiven (325) missing author
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this is not really going to happen — is it? inspo/sex

he pulled me to her; her hips were narrow. My hand slid down into her panties. It was a new jungle, new wildlife. She sighed. The feel of her, this private softness, was incredible. I remember thinking, This is not really going to happen — is it?

Her mouth was on me. She reached for something, s…

—p.335 May We Be Forgiven (325) missing author
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only you would think she was making a pass

There was one time that I almost told Claire about Thanksgiving — in fact I tried to tell her. It was one night just after sex when I was feeling particularly close to her. As I started to tell the story, Claire sat up straight; she pulled the sheet tight against her body and I backed away from wha…

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