"This is why Kafka said, “A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us,” or why Shelley..."

“This is why Kafka said, “A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us,” or why Shelley remembers “the hour which burst / My spirit’s sleep.” The fact is, our spirit has a tendency to slumber and we constantly need awakenings, which is what art does and what a liberal education focused on the humanities should do.”

- William Deresiewicz (via austinkleon)

from Stowe Boyd http://stoweboyd.com/post/122595014462