"After all, what is the difference between pretentiousness and seriousness? Only a contract between the speaker and the author. People call things “pretentious” in order to put them in their place; if a thing has been conceded to actually occupy a place of seriousness, it’s immune from charges of pretension."
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John Darnielle (via insomnius)
As I keep saying, pretension is a non-existent quality on the author’s part; it’s a process that occurs in the mind of the audience.
(via imathers)
