Think Aloud
Jamie Ford, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
I have to be honest and say that I don’t remember reading this book. I DO remember that I enjoyed the prose, but the plot wasn’t one of those mind-grippers.
Still, reading isn’t always about the thrill of a good plot. Sometimes it’s just about being content with a good piece of prose.
Anita Diamant, The Boston Girl
Nothing is ever so broken that it’s always wrong.
You tried to teach me this years ago, how getting to the good stuff required a free fall into the unknown, that that was where the real joy would always be waiting. The prize was at the bottom, gambles and perils and hazards be damned.
Deborah Reed, Things We Set on Fire
It took me a long time to learn this type of bravery. I was 27.
Harriet Paige, Man with a Seagull on His Head
There is a lot of truth in this sentence for some people. From what I hear and have seen, marriage and cohabitation makes us all slack off when it comes to maintaining our relationship. We come to take our spouses for granted. We think they will always be there, so we can always ask them about their day tomorrow. Today we want to rest after a long day at work and we have done all the socialising and patient listening that we can for this day. We will love our spouse tomorrow.
But sometimes there is no tomorrow.
Anna Quindlen, Every Last One
Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers
Heinlein is an amazing author. I’m having such a wonderful time listening to this novel on audio. Despite it being great to listen to, I’m also drawn to reading it in book format as there is so much detail and feeling in this novel that I know I’d enjoy more reading them as words on a page.
Gayle Forman, I Was Here
It’s funny that I knew this intrinsically when I was a little kid. At least that’s what I’d like to think. In reality I was probably just an annoying show-off.
Nick Hornby, About a Boy
What a beautifully written book. On my list of to-read-agains.
Andrew Sean Greer, The Confessions of Max Tivoli
This was a very sweet novel to read. And this quote is lovely.
Heard joke once: Man goes to doctor. Says he’s depressed. Says life seems harsh and cruel. Says he feels all alone in a threatening world where what lies ahead is vague and uncertain. Doctor says, “Treatment is simple. Great clown Pagliacci is in town tonight. Go and see him. That should pick you up.” Man bursts into tears. Says, “But doctor…I am Pagliacci.”
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Alan Moore, Watchmen
My god, it’s Gandalf!
But what a great graphic novel. I had no idea that Moore also did The League of Extrodinary Gentlemen (which is sitting on my desk right now–I’d spotted it in the library and picked it up).
I love this paragraph so much. Interesting commentary about comedians and why humanity find them funny… because most of them are depressed and down on their luck. No one laughs when a person talks about how successful they are. Laughter is reserved for one’s failures.
Just Words In Your Head 