impoverished artifices

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Language as utopia (158); "Why does realism equal verity? And whose verity is this? Why does realism equal accessibility? Might there be ways outside the standard models that could afford both reader and writer a few more options?" (158); "contracts (social, poltical)" (159); "Might the old novel, one day, like the old ways of thinking about gender and race and sexuality, simply appear silly, outdated, quaint?" (159).

Does the fact that I'm trying to properly cite the sources for my thoughts mean that Maso has failed in her appeal to me? I don't think so: I am considering what she has written/said.