…reshapes the world. So … it is because of this shaped, elevated, patterned language that Grendel is able to contemplate beauty, recognize love, feel pity, crave mercy, and experience shame.
[…]Conflict is the clash of incompatible forces, … a disharmony calling for adjustment, change, or compromise. Conflict recognizes legitimate oppositions, honest but different interpretations of data, contesting theories.
Conflict is a condition of intellectual life, and, I believe, its pleasure.
The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations
By: Toni Morrison
