'I'm always looking for the Hows and the Whys and the Whats,' said Muskrat, 'That is why I speak as I do. You've heard of Muskrat's Much-in-Little, of course?' 'No,' said the child. 'What is it?'
- The Mouse and his Child. Russell Hoban.
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That is one of the very best......Rates alongside the book White Light by Rudy Rucker. Whimsy and disrespect in equal measure.
ReplyDeleteDear God! I don't know how I could have possibly missed that art is so simple....
ReplyDeleteI'm kidding, of course.
Fascinating.
ReplyDeleteAs an habitual doodler myself, I would like to think that the doodles we create - almost without thinking - have much to say about the subterranean workings of our minds. As a teacher, if I ever came across doodling students, I recognised that their doodling may sometimes have been helpful aids to thinking rather than evidence of my ability to bore!
ReplyDeleteVery interesting comments guys! Thank you.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of thanks, I forgot to thank James via Flatattack for finding this. Thanks James.