“We don’t read and write poetry because it’s cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering – these are noble pursuits… Read More ›
Month: January 2020
IT ALL IN THE NARRATIVE
“Ignoring isn’t the same as ignorance, you have to work at it.” ― Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale “a woman should have every honorable motive to exertion which is enjoyed by man, to the full extent of her capacities and… Read More ›
MORE SOUND AND FURY, BUT WILL IT BE SIGNIFICANT?
“You know the rules. No jazz before a rumble.” ― S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders “You should never wear your best trousers when you go out to fight for freedom and truth.” ― Henrik Ibsen, An Enemy of the People As… Read More ›
GOT ANY MORE OF THAT SNAKE OIL BACK THERE?
“Assail me not with noble policy, for I care not at all for platitude. And surrender such tedious detail to greater minds than mine and nimbler tongues, singular in their purpose and resolve and presuming to speak for everyman.” ―… Read More ›
TITAN UP FOR LITERACY
“Your battles inspired me – not the obvious material battles but those that were fought and won behind your forehead.” ― James Joyce “Everybody has to feel superior to somebody,” she said. “But it’s customary to present a little proof… Read More ›
BLACK EYES AND BRUISED KNUCKLES
“But promises based on ignorance always prove disappointing.” ― Jussi Adler-Olsen, The Keeper of Lost Causes “Elsa decides that even if people she likes have been shits on earlier occasions, she has to learn to carry on liking them. You’d… Read More ›
A RAMPANT FEVER
“How many people have never raised their hand before?” ― Steve Martin, Born Standing Up: A Comic’s Life “Don’t just teach your children to read… Teach them to question what they read. Teach them to question everything.” ― George Carlin… Read More ›
CHICKENS COMING HOME TO ROOST
“The shell must break before the bird can fly.” ― Alfred Lord Tennyson “We are here on earth to do good to others. What the others are here for, I do not know.” ― Matthew Arnold, Essays In Criticism By… Read More ›
FOR THE LOVE OF LEARNING
“It is personal. That’s what an education does. It makes the world personal.” ― Cormac McCarthy, The Sunset Limited “As often is the case with addictions, the fanciful notion of a gradual discontinuance only provided a comforting pretext for more… Read More ›
WE TALK SYMPTOMS WHILE THE ROOTS REMAIN
“I urge you: don’t cut short these thought-trains of yours. Follow them through to their end. Your thoughts and your feelings. Follow them through and you will grow with them.” ― J.M. Coetzee, Slow Man “Dad always said that he… Read More ›
Dad Gone Wild 