More quotes by Susan Sontag

"Do stuff. be clenched, curious. Not waiting for inspiration's shove or society's kiss on your forehead. Pay attention. It's all about paying attention. attention is vitality. It connects you with others. It makes you eager. stay eager."
"Interpretation is the revenge of the intellectual upon art."
"I haven't been everywhere, but it's on my list."
"The writer is either a practicing recluse or a delinquent, guilt-ridden one--or both. Usually both."
"A writer, I think, is someone who pays attention to the world."[Speech upon being awarded the Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels (Peace Prize of the German Book Trade), Frankfurt Book Fair, October 12, 2003]"