Playwright Jerome Lawrence on writing.
Voices from the Grave #74: Jerome Lawrence on Writing
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Tag Archives: Books
Happy 130th Birthday, Franz Kafka!
Happy Birthday to Franz Kafka! Here he is, looking suitably, well, Kafkaesque.
Franz Kafka
QUOTE: “Books are a narcotic.”
SOME WORKS: Amerika; The Trial; The Castle; A Country Doctor; The Metamorphosis; The Village Schoolmaster; Letters to Felice
A KEEPSAKE:
Franz Kafka Tote Bag by Little Shop of Joy. $5.00
Daily Diversion #145: Party Like It’s 1912?
My sister-in-law Laura gave me this nifty old book as a housewarming gift. It was printed in 1912.
The Book of Parties and Pastimes
We are hosting a big party in 3 weeks, so this will come in handy! We are going to foist at least one of the frivolities detailed in this book on our guests. There are so many to choose from, including:
- An Alpine Adventure
- A Novel Cakewalk
- A Grown-Up Mother Goose Party (ha!)
- A Peanut Frolic
- A Musical Burlesque
- To Meet Our Presidents
- A Radium Party (oh, my)
- Some Novel Dances
- A Deep Sea Dinner
How could any of these possibly go wrong?
Quote
“The distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success.”-Ian Fleming
Voices from the Grave #73: Ian Fleming on Naming James Bond
Ian Fleming on naming James Bond.
Writers in Art: George Sand*
George Sand by Eugene Delacroix, 1838.
George Sand by Eugene Delacroix, 1838.
*Today is George Sand’s birthday. She was born on 1 July 1804.
[Book Nerd Links] The Childhood Art of Famous Authors
The Childhood Art of Famous Authors [courtesy Flavorwire]
Does any of your childhood art survive?
Daily Diversion #144: A Nod to Lytton Strachey, Z-A
Lytton Strachey organized his books from Z-A. What fun, I say! I love the peculiar precision of this arrangement, and have adopted its use.
Starting with Zola
Stein-Joyce
Hesse-Dickens
How do you arrange your books?
“In pure literature, the writers of the eighteenth century achieved, indeed, many triumphs; but their great, their peculiar, triumphs were in the domain of thought.”-Lytton Strachey
Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Tenacious Lady, Died 152 Years Ago
Elizabeth Barrett Browning died on 29 June 1861. Here she is, looking intense.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning, September 1859
QUOTE: “Who so loves believes the impossible.”
SOME WORKS: The Seraphim, and Other Poems; Casa Guidi Windows; Aurora Leigh; Poems Before Congress; Last Poems.
A KEEPSAKE:
Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning Earrings by Persephone. $24.00
Daily Diversion #143: Furry Placeholder
Duncan has agreed to sit here and look cute whilst I continue my unpacking and cleaning ways.
Cat watching and book guarding!
“To get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with.”-Mark Twain
“I have learned that to be with those I like is enough.”-Walt Whitman
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