Friedrich Nietzsche Archive
Kudos by Rachel Cusk
Cusk's latest novel, the last installment of her much-talked about trilogy, has a deceptively celebratory title.
What are Words For?
“That for which we find words is something already dead in our hearts. There is always a kind of contempt in the act of speaking.” I’ve always bristled at Nietsche’s many remarks on language. Here’s another: “All words are prejudices.”