“To be able to talk with finesse about something one does not know is worth more than the universe of books"
Pierre Bayard, author of How to Talk About Books You Haven’t Read
Is this more true today than it was 100 years ago?
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Posted by: Tim R | February 25, 2007 at 12:20 PM
I've picked up that trick as well...thats one of the things they teach you (I mean you pick up) at university. It comes in real handy at times...but I didn't know that people actually used it outside of school or at least would admit to it. o_O
Posted by: RJ | March 05, 2007 at 06:36 PM
School is one of the last times when you are generally required to have done the reading.
Posted by: Jeffre Jackson | March 29, 2007 at 01:27 PM
don't think so, but it's interesting opinion.
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Posted by: deep | May 04, 2007 at 06:51 AM
"Bayard’s list// Books he has started but not finished// The Man Without Qualities, Robert Musil"
:-) The funny thing here is that the author himself hasn't finished it either...
Posted by: Dana | May 04, 2007 at 09:40 AM