Re: Blake quotations

God forbid anyone should confuse you with the facts :).

Tell me, does Blake himself think that "the road of excess leads to the
palace of wisdom," or is that merely a representation of the Satanic
point of view? In other words, is this a quotation of a somewhat
limited, untrustworthy character, or is this what Blake really thinks
himself?

Surely you don't take everything you read as the sincere intent of the
author. Does every line of every character in your novels represent
your own beliefs?

Jim

Scottie Bowman wrote:
>
> My dictionary of quotations cites 'The Marriage
> of Heaven & Hell.'
>
> As well as countless others, you have: 'The road of excess
> leads to the palace of wisdom'; not to mention: 'the tigers
> of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction'
>
> Blake is a little too chic these days for my complete comfort
> but I certainly don't want these self-explanatory declarations
> to be ruined by some reliable old Dobbin putting them
> into instructional context.
>
> Scottie B.

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