George Steiner Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“The ordinary man casts a shadow in a way we do not quite understand. The man of genius casts light.”

“Given my age, I am pretty near the end, probably, of my career as a writer, a scholar, a teacher. And I wanted to speak of things I will not be able to do.”

“I find so much writing colourless, small in its means, unwilling to take stylistic risks. Often it goes wrong; I am not the one to judge. Sometimes, I hope, it goes right.”

“I have students who are now in chairs in five continents. They invite me to their inaugurals. A tremendous reward.”

“Every one of my opponents, every one of my critics, will tell you that I am a generalist spread far too thin in an age when this is not done anymore, when responsible knowledge is specialized knowledge.”