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“She was not formed for the sad contrivances of poverty.”
P. D. James, “Death Comes to Pemberley”
“It was strange the way he loved her: a sidelong and almost casual love, as if loving her were simply a matter of course, too natural to mention.”
Chad Harbach, “The Art of Fielding”
“Each of us, deep down, believes that the whole world issues from his own precious body, like images projected from a tiny slide onto an earth-sized screen. And then, deeper down, each of us knows he’s wrong.”
Chad Harbach, “The Art of Fielding”
“‘Avatar’ cost more to make than any other film in history but it did its best to recoup whatever it spent in 3-D special effects and computer-generated blue people by using the cheapest and least original font it could find: Papyrus.”
Simon Garfield, “Just My Type”
“Even in its most basic modern form, the ampersand is far more than abbreviation; its creativity provides a heartening reminder of the continuing impact of the quill in type design, and it signifies more than just a link. It also signifies permanence, not least to a professional partnership; Dean & Deluca are clearly in it for the long haul, as are Ben & Jerry’s, Marks & Spencer and the magazines House & Garden and Town & Country. But Simon and Garfunkel? No wonder they kept splitting up. Tom and Jerry? Of course they hate each other.”
Simon Garfield, Just My Type
“You went out with a girl at first because the sheer sight of her made you weak in the knees. You fell in love and were desperate not to let her get away. And yet the more you thought about her, the less you knew who she was. The hope was that love transcended all differences. That was the hope.”
Jeffrey Eugenides
“Sexual equality, good for women, had been bad for the novel. And divorce had undone it completely.”
Jeffrey Eugenides
Watch and pray, dear, never get tired of trying, and never think it is impossible to conquer your fault.
I am not necessarily special. I am not even sure I am a great writer. But I know I have a lot to say. And I have been told that I am not half bad when it comes to crafting a sentence. I have a propensity for em dashes and short opening clauses. I am a staunch supporter of the Oxford comma. I believe in the written word. I believe in love.
At twenty-six years old, I have loved and lost, and through it all I have had books. You know how some people associate a certain song with a memory? I do that with books. All the time.
I was reading Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas when I fell in love. Anne of Green Gables after he broke my heart. The Art of Racing in the Rain when I adopted my dog. Emma when we found out my dad was sick and A Christmas Carol two years later when he stopped fighting. I understood the strange long trip with Raoul as I fell hard for a man; I escaped to Prince Edward Island when the trip ended. Enzo inspired me to love an animal like a best friend. Jane transported me to a different time and Ebenezer let me know it was OK to not love Christmas all the time.
Maybe this will just be me writing into space. But I hope not. I hope there are others who believe in life, love, and literature.
Currently Reading: The Passage by Justin Cronin
“I want to do something splendid… Something heroic or wonderful that won’t be forgotten after I’m dead… I think I shall write books.”
Louisa May Alcott
