Peggy Bechko: Writers And Readers Understanding Who We Are

Even Aldous Huxley had the "Who are We?" obsession going on
Even Aldous Huxley had the “Who are We?” obsession going on

by Peggy Bechko

“We are a species that needs and wants to understand who we are. Sheep lice do not seem to share this longing, which is one reason why they write so little.”
Anne Lamott, author

Interesting thought, don’t you think? Nice to know sheep lice don’t write much. I don’t think they’d find a market anyway.

On the other hand that first bit, the statement that we are a species that needs and wants to understand who we are, that’s food for thought. read article