J. D. Salinger’s Holden Caulfield is a literary descendant of Huck Finn: more educated and sophisticated, the son of affluent New Yorkers, but like Huck a youthful… Read more “Holden Caulfield Is A Literary Descendant of Huck Finn”
Month: January 2020
Literature Is Mostly About Having Sex
Literature is mostly about having sex and not much about having children; life’s the other way round. David Lodge Quotes (Author of Changing Places). (2020). Retrieved 28… Read more “Literature Is Mostly About Having Sex”
To Read Is To Surrender Oneself
To read is to surrender oneself to an endless displacement of curiosity and desire from one sentence to another, from one action to another, from one level… Read more “To Read Is To Surrender Oneself”
The Grammar Of Human Problems
I don’t hold with shamans, witch doctors, or psychiatrists. Shakespeare, Tolstoy, or even Dickens, understood more about the human condition than ever occurred to any of you.… Read more “The Grammar Of Human Problems”
When A Child Is Born
When a child is born, I once explained to the kids, some dads lay down bottles of wine for them that will mature when they grow up… Read more “When A Child Is Born”
Ignorance And Superstition Gallop Around The Flanks
As science pushes forward, ignorance and superstition gallop around the flanks and bite science in the rear with big dark teeth. Philip José Farmer Quotes (Author of… Read more “Ignorance And Superstition Gallop Around The Flanks”
Dullard
Dullard: Someone who looks up a thing in the encyclopedia, turns directly to the entry, reads it, and then closes the book. Philip José Farmer Quotes (Author… Read more “Dullard”
Future Fairy Tales
The truth is that Trout, like Vonnegut and Ray Bradbury and many others, writes parables. These are set in frames which have become called, for no good… Read more “Future Fairy Tales”
It Doesn’t Matter A Damn How You Write
If you can tell stories, create characters, devise incidents, and have sincerity and passion, it doesn’t matter a damn how you write. Goodreads.com. (2020). W. Somerset Maugham… Read more “It Doesn’t Matter A Damn How You Write”
When People Are Not Good At Anything Else
Well, you know when people are no good at anything else they become writers. Goodreads.com. (2020). W. Somerset Maugham Quotes (Author of Of Human Bondage). [online] Available… Read more “When People Are Not Good At Anything Else”
We Do Not Write Because We Want To
We do not write because we want to; we write because we have to. Goodreads.com. (2020). W. Somerset Maugham Quotes (Author of Of Human Bondage). [online] Available… Read more “We Do Not Write Because We Want To”
Some People Read For Instruction
Some people read for instruction, which is praiseworthy, and some for pleasure, which is innocent, but not a few read from habit, and I suppose that is… Read more “Some People Read For Instruction”
I Write Only When Inspiration Strikes
I write only when inspiration strikes. Fortunately it strikes every morning at nine o’clock sharp. Goodreads.com. (2020). W. Somerset Maugham Quotes (Author of Of Human Bondage). [online]… Read more “I Write Only When Inspiration Strikes”
Nothing In The World Is Permanent
Nothing in the world is permanent, and we’re foolish when we ask anything to last, but surely we’re still more foolish not to take delight in it… Read more “Nothing In The World Is Permanent”
Beauty Is Something Wonderful And Strange
Beauty is something wonderful and strange that the artist fashions out of the chaos of the world in the torment of his soul. And when he has… Read more “Beauty Is Something Wonderful And Strange”
It Becomes Part Of Me
When I read a book I seem to read it with my eyes only, but now and then I come across a passage, perhaps only a phrase,… Read more “It Becomes Part Of Me”
To Acquire The Habit Of Reading
To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life. Goodreads.com. (2020). W. Somerset Maugham Quotes (Author… Read more “To Acquire The Habit Of Reading”
If You Don’t Change Your Beliefs
If you don’t change your beliefs, your life will be like this forever. Is that good news? Goodreads.com. (2020). W. Somerset Maugham Quotes (Author of Of Human… Read more “If You Don’t Change Your Beliefs”
The Secret To Life
The secret to life is meaningless unless you discover it yourself. Goodreads.com. (2020). W. Somerset Maugham Quotes (Author of Of Human Bondage). [online] Available at: https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/4176632.W_Somerset_Maugham [Accessed… Read more “The Secret To Life”
There Are Three Rules For Writing A Novel
There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are. Goodreads.com. (2020). W. Somerset Maugham Quotes (Author of Of Human Bondage). [online]… Read more “There Are Three Rules For Writing A Novel”
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