The Shape of Content Book

One of my favorite human beings recommended this book to me back in the late 70's and I only grazed upon it then, too busy with the reading and writing of academic obligations. Now, on the cusp of retirement, I find it on my library's shelf, and it turns out to be his book, not given to me, but actually and personally inscribed by his mother, who is/was/will always be, way, way smarter than me. And a true artist, to boot. I thank them both, for letting me house this little volume in my house for the past, what, FOUR decades. It made me think again. I will mail it to him right away, but in the meanwhile, here's my favorite quote from The Shape of Content:

"Without the person of outspoken opinion, however, without the critic, without the visionary, without the nonconformist, any society of whatever degree of perfection must fall into decay."

Here's hoping that our society will not decay, but will stand true and strong because of our nonconformists, our visionaries, our critics.