“Does such a thing as ‘the fatal flaw,’ that showy dark crack running down the middle of a life, exist outside literature? I used to think it didn’t. Now I think it does. And I think that mine is this: a morbid longing for the picturesque at all costs.” – Donna Tart Preamble I have …
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Quote of the Week 6/7/24
“I would always rather be happy than dignified.” -Charlotte Bronte Back Into the Classics While my reading pace of Jane Eyre is very slow, I have got to say that I’m enjoying yet another classic. Currently I find myself listening to modern books and reading classics, especially before bed (a strange habit, I know). For …
Quote of the Week 9/24/23
“Humanity takes itself too seriously. It is the world’s original sin. If the caveman had known to laugh, history would have been different. – Oscar Wilde Like many people, my first exposure to Oscar Wilde’s writing was his more famous quote “we are all in the gutter, but some of us are staring at the …
Quote of the Week 4/16
“I was within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald Sadly I have only finished one novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald and that, of course, is The Great Gatsby. I know, I know that I need to read some of his other work due to his …
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