Iris Murdoch Quote
Iris Murdoch on Being Amazed at One’s Luck
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Category Archives: Dead Writers
Shopping for the Bookworm: M is for Melville, Herman
Herman Melville Poster Print by Standard Designs. $23.21
[Alternative Muses] Coming and Going: Simone de Beauvoir/Katherine Mansfield
Simone de Beauvoir was born on 9 January 1908:
Simone de Beauvoir
“Make it a rule of life never to regret and never to look back. Regret is an appalling waste of energy; you can’t build on it; it’s only good for wallowing in.”-Katherine Mansfield (died on 9 January 1923)
Rest in Peace, Richard Adams!
I would be totally negligent if I didn’t acknowledge the death of author Richard Adams. He died on Christmas Eve at the age of 96.
Watership Down by Richard Adams
Emily Dickinson on Poetry
“If I read a book and it makes my whole body so cold no fire can warm me, I know that is poetry. If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that is poetry. These are the only ways I know it. Is there any other way?”-Emily Dickinson
A couple of Emily Dickinson books
Your poetry certainly passes this test, dearest Emily! Happy birthday.
Shopping for the Bookworm: M is for Miller, Arthur
M is for Miller, Arthur:
Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman Upcycled Library Card Print by Heidi Pitre Art. $39.00.
Blaise Pascal on Reading Too Fast or Too Slowly
“When we read too fast or too slowly, we understand nothing.”-Blaise Pascal
Shopping for the Bookworm: L is for London, Jack
L is for London, Jack:
Jack London Stamp by StampingCache. $14.00
Daily Diversion #360: The Common Reader
A few weeks ago, when I wasn’t home, The Chef broke my A Room of One’s Own mug. He immediately ordered a replacement, plus this baby. My husband really is the best.
The Common Reader
Albert Camus on the Watcher and the Watched
“An intellectual? Yes. And never deny it. An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself. I like this, because I am happy to be both halves, the watcher and the watched. ‘Can they be brought together?’ This is a practical question. We must get down to it. ‘I despise intelligence’ really means: ‘I cannot bear my doubts.'”-Albert Camus
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