What really knocks me out is a book that, when you’re all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of…… Read more “January 7, 2019”
Category: Books!
December 25, 2018
“One can never have enough socks,” said Dumbledore. “Another Christmas has come and gone and I didn’t get a single pair. People will insist on giving me…… Read more “December 25, 2018”
July 14, 2018
Liberty, equality, fraternity, or death; – the last, much the easiest to bestow, O Guillotine. -Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities Seems like a fitting quote…… Read more “July 14, 2018”
30 in 3 Book Challenge Update: The Count of Monte Cristo
The 30 in 3 Book Challenge continues! Slowly but surely, it continues. I received a copy of The Count of Monte Cristo as a Christmas gift by a dear friend last…… Read more “30 in 3 Book Challenge Update: The Count of Monte Cristo”
June 29, 2018
“‘It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might…… Read more “June 29, 2018”
30 in 3 Book Challenge Update: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
The 30 in 3 Book Challenge is slowly coming along. I must note that an updated list will be posted soon as it’s come to the point where I…… Read more “30 in 3 Book Challenge Update: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn”
Stephen Hawking
And another one bites the dust. Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76. Dr. Hawking was a Cambridge University physicist and best-selling author who pondered…… Read more “Stephen Hawking”
March 8, 2018 – #InternationalWomensDay
Today is International Women’s Day. I take this day with some form of bittersweetness, because, let’s face it, we as a society should be at a point…… Read more “March 8, 2018 – #InternationalWomensDay”
December 13, 2017
It is better to risk saving a guilty person than to condemn an innocent one. -Voltaire, Zadig
December 8, 2017
I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt;…… Read more “December 8, 2017”
September 13, 2017
One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well. -Virgina Woolf, A Room of One’s Own
September 7, 2017
“Take some more tea,” the March Hare said to Alice, very earnestly. “I’ve had nothing yet,” Alice replied in an offended tone, “so I can’t take more.”…… Read more “September 7, 2017”
July 22, 2017
How then did it work out, this? How did one judge people, think of them? How did one add up this and that and conclude that it…… Read more “July 22, 2017”
July 21, 2017
You can’t blame anyone else, … , no one but yourself. You have to make your own choices and live every agonizing day with the consequences of…… Read more “July 21, 2017”
July 18, 2017
For a true writer, each book should be a new beginning where he tries again for something that is beyond attainment. He should always try for something…… Read more “July 18, 2017”
