“The task of a writer is not to solve the problem but to state the problem correctly.”
“A problem well stated is a problem half solved.”
“Most problems in life are not solved merely by correction.”
“Leibniz's machine was designed to automate the dreary task of solving moral problems”
“A writer doesn’t solve problems. He allows them to emerge.”
“You are right to demand that an author be conscious of what he is doing, but you are confusing two concepts: solving the problem and correctly formulating the problem. Only the latter is required of the artist.”