I re-read The Great Gatsby a few days ago, and fell in love with it all over again. I don’t think there are many passages in any book more beautiful and incredible than this one: The only completely stationary object in the room was an enormous couch on which two young women were buoyed up… Continue reading The Great Gatsby
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Don't forget the coffee – say sixteen pots.
“Have you ever passed the night in chokey, Jeeves?” “No, sir. I have been fortunate in that respect.” “It renders the appetite unusually keen. So rally round, if you don’t mind, and busy yourself with the skillet. We have eggs on the premises, I presume?” “Yes, sir.” “I shall need about fifty, fried, with perhaps… Continue reading Don't forget the coffee – say sixteen pots.
Diane Ackerman Quote
I don’t want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well. -Diane Ackerman (This post was brought over from emilyw.vox.com. Click here for the original post and comments.)
George Saunders Quote
“At the end of my life, I know I won’t be wishing I’d held more back, been less effusive, more often stood on ceremony, forgiven less, spent more days oblivious to the secret wishes and fears of the people around me. So what is stopping me from stepping outside my habitual crap? My mind, my… Continue reading George Saunders Quote
Why I Love Children's literature
A commenter on one of Mo Willems’s blog entries offers a quote that describes perfectly why I love children’s literature: “I believe that a good children’s book should appeal to all people who have not completely lost their original joy and wonder in life. The fact is that I don’t make books for children at… Continue reading Why I Love Children's literature
Franny and Zooey by J. D. Salinger
It was incredible to read Franny and Zooey right after finishing Francine Prose’s Reading Like a Writer. It helped me realize how extraordinarily talented J.D. Salinger is. I loved the story as well, especially the conversation at the end between Franny and Zooey on the phone – it was beautiful. But the writing was outstanding,… Continue reading Franny and Zooey by J. D. Salinger