Donald Barthelme Quote
Yes, the saint was underrated quite a bit, then, mostly by people who didn’t like things that were ineffable……a lot of people don’t like things that are unearthly, the things of this earth are good enough for them, and they don’t mind telling you so. If he’d just go out and get a job, like everybody else, then he could be saintly all day long… —from The Temptations of St. Anthony, by Donald Barthelme
Donald Barthelme
Yes, the saint was underrated quite a bit, then, mostly by people who didn’t like things that were ineffable……a lot of people don’t like things that are unearthly, the things of this earth are good enough for them, and they don’t mind telling you so. If he’d just go out and get a job, like everybody else, then he could be saintly all day long… —from The Temptations of St. Anthony, by Donald Barthelme