Literature is a form of permanent insurrection.
The first erroneous assumption is that quality means goodness, or luxury, or shininess, or weight.
The beauty of literature is that it allows us to live multiple lives, to experience different worlds, to feel the emotions of others.
The power of a story lies in its ability to connect us to the unknown.
The art of the past is being mystified because a privileged minority is striving to invent a history which can retrospectively justify the role of the ruling classes.