Comments: good writing
In defense of Italics:
Time to read some Paul Valery, William Gass, Tom Wolfe, Joan Didion -- indisputably great writers!
Even one of your favs, Steven Johnson, sprinkles italics liberally in EMERGENCE. Who told you this?
Sounds like some prep-school composition teacher.
Posted by pweil at October 15, 2003 6:17 PM