Quotes from book
The Anthologist

The Anthologist
Nicholson Baker

The Anthologist is a novel about poetry by Nicholson Baker which was first published in 2009.

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“You can tell it's a poem because it's swimming in a little gel pack of white space. That shows it's a poem.”

Nicholson Baker book The Anthologist

Source: The Anthologist

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“I woke up thinking a very pleasant thought. There is lots left in the world to read.”

Nicholson Baker book The Anthologist

Source: The Anthologist

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“But spending your life concentrating on death is like watching a whole movie and thinking only about the credits that are going to roll at the end. It’s a mistake of emphasis.”

Nicholson Baker book The Anthologist

Source: The Anthologist

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