If you fall into water, you may still be saved. But if you fall down in literary matters, there is no life left for you. (Donna Jo Napoli)

If you fall into water, you may still be saved. But if you fall down in literary matters, there is no life left for you.

Donna Jo Napoli

Related topics

fall left water

Related quotes

Self-conscious rejection of the absolute is the best way to resist God; thus illusion, the substance of life, is saved. View quote
Emil Cioran
Without mysteries, life would be very dull indeed. What would be left to strive for if everything were known? View quote
Charles de Lint
All literary men are Red Sox fans-to be a Yankee fan in a literate society is to endanger your life. View quote
John Cheever
This life is like a swimming pool. You dive into the water, but you can't see how deep it is. View quote
Dennis Rodman
Certainly the most diverse, if minor, pastime of literary life is the game of Find the Author. View quote
Arthur Miller