"I see the poem or the novel ending with an open door"
- Michael Ondaatje
About this Quote
This quote by Michael Ondaatje suggests that the poem or book need to not be concluded with a conclusive ending, but rather with an open door. This might indicate that the poem or book must be left open-ended, allowing the reader to draw their own conclusions and interpretations. It could also suggest that the poem or novel ought to be seen as a beginning, instead of an ending, and that the story ought to continue beyond the page. This might be analyzed as a call for the reader to take the story even more, to check out the possibilities of the characters and the world they occupy. Ondaatje's quote encourages readers to believe beyond the borders of the text, to envision the possibilities of the story and to create their own endings. By leaving the door open, Ondaatje welcomes readers to explore the world of the poem or novel and to produce their own stories.
This quote is written / told by Michael Ondaatje somewhere between September 12, 1943 and today. He/she was a famous Author from Canada.
The author also have 25 other quotes.
"With the question of the effect of a poem, the topic of investigation shifts from that of textual autonomy to textual reception - to the issue of what we actually look for or find in reading a poem"
"The heart of the matter seems to me to be the direct interaction between one's making a poem in English and a poem in the language that one understands and values. I don't see how you can do it otherwise"
"A revolutionary poem will not tell you who or when to kill, what and when to burn, or even how to theorize. It reminds you... where and when and how you are living and might live, it is a wick of desire"
