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I take literature as a really serious human activity. It's not just a playful thing. It can be hilarious and wonderful and performative, but I think it's really serious.

David Shields
Thinking, Literature, Serious
"'I hadn't yet found the form that released my best intelligence.' - Interview with David Shields". Interview with Hayden Bennett, logger.believermag.com. April 18, 2013.
I take literature as a really serious human activity. It's not just a playful thing. It can be hilarious and wonderful and performative, but I think it's really serious.