The work is what it means

It is desirable to bear in mind—when dealing with the human maker at any rate—that his chosen way of revelation is through his works. To persist in asking, as so many of us do, “What did you mean by this book?” is to invite bafflement: the book itself is what the writer means.

  1. ​The meaning of music​
  2. ​No more than a sketch​
  3. ​On 'The Master and His Emissary'​
  4. ​Only a mind opened to the quality of things​
  5. ​Translation is always a treason​