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"Idle dreaming is often of the essence of what we do," wrote Thomas Pynchon. Time Kreider, in a New York Times essay, continues Pynchon's thought:
"Idle dreaming is often of the essence of what we do," wrote Thomas Pynchon. Time Kreider, in a New York Times essay, continues Pynchon's thought: "Idleness is not just a vacation, an indulgence or a voice; it is as indispensable to the brain as vitamin D is to the body, and deprived of it we suffer a mental affliction as disfiguring as rickets. The space that quiet and idleness provides is a necessary condition for standing back from life and seeing it whole, for making unexpected connections and waiting for the wild summer lightning strikes of inspiration it is, paradoxically, necessary to getting on with one's life. a) What does this quote mean? b) How does this relate to the novel "The Kite Runner" by Khalid Hosseini. c) Is this quote a modernist, postmodernist or Existentialist? Thanks in advance for your detailed response.