Don Colacho’s Aphorisms

A journalist is someone for whom it suffices, in order to speak about a book, to know of the book’s topic only what the book he is speaking ...

The journalist arrogates to himself the importance of what he reports on. Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección , p. 384

Each day it becomes easier to know what we ought to despise: what modern man admires and journalism praises. Escolios a un Texto Implícito: ...

Journalism is the dispensation from intellectual discipline. Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección , p. 352

Journalism was the cradle of literary criticism. The university is its tomb. Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección , p. 268

Journalists are the plebs’ courtiers. Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección , p. 253

When the philosopher renounces leadership, the journalist puts himself in charge. Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección , p. 186