Donald Barthelme Quote
Is that true, I asked, that song?It is a metaphor, said Mrs. Davis, it has metaphorical truth.And the end of the mechanical age, I said, is that a metaphor?The end of the mechanical age, said Mrs. Davis, is in my judgment an actuality straining to become a metaphor. One must wish it luck, I suppose. One must cheer it on. Intellectual rigor demands that we give these damned metaphors every chance, even if they are inimical to personal well-being and comfort. We have a duty to understand everything, whether we like it or not–a duty I would scant if I could. At that moment the water jumped into the boat and sank us.
Donald Barthelme
Is that true, I asked, that song?It is a metaphor, said Mrs. Davis, it has metaphorical truth.And the end of the mechanical age, I said, is that a metaphor?The end of the mechanical age, said Mrs. Davis, is in my judgment an actuality straining to become a metaphor. One must wish it luck, I suppose. One must cheer it on. Intellectual rigor demands that we give these damned metaphors every chance, even if they are inimical to personal well-being and comfort. We have a duty to understand everything, whether we like it or not–a duty I would scant if I could. At that moment the water jumped into the boat and sank us.
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