"The test of a
>> first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed >>bus routes in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to schedule.]
-----Original Message----- From: saul ostrow <[email protected]> To: aesthetics-l <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, Jun 9, 2012 10:41 am Subject: Re: Scott Fitzgerald quote and "the definition of an artist" Alas too much critical distance - here I thought we could have a contest and give a prize for the best possible appropriation of this glib bit of wisdom - On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 10:24 AM, Tom McCormack <[email protected]> wrote:
Oy. A clarification I myself should have made. When I said, "Alas, I
have
to agree with William." I did not want to convey dismay about my ever
agreeing
with William. Despite our frequent wrangles, I often agree with him. I should have said something more like, "Alas, admirer of Fitzgerald though I
am, I
have to agree that his often-quoted remark is more than a little
muddled."
On Jun 9, 2012, at 9:58 AM, [email protected] wrote: > In a message dated 6/8/12 7:29:59 PM, [email protected] writes: > > >> Frankly, I don't find this [the Fitzgerald quote, "The test of a >> first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed >> ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.] >> to be a very revealing >> idea . . . . It's one of those >> quips that sounds much more intriguing than it really is, despite >> originating >> with a truly great writer. >> wc >> > Alas, I have to agree with William.
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