December 2010
15 posts
Dec 24th
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Dec 24th
“Man can­not cast off this mask; it is a pro­jec­tion of his own flesh and...”
– Gao Xingjian, Soul Mountain
Dec 23rd
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Dec 23rd
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Dec 21st
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“To look life in the face. Always to look life in the face and to know it for...”
–  Virginia Woolf
Dec 19th
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'Dearest,
I feel certain I am going mad again. I feel we can’t go through another of those terrible times. And I shan’t recover this time. I begin to hear voices, and I can’t concentrate. So I am doing what seems the best thing to do. You have given me the greatest possible happiness. ...
Dec 19th
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Dec 18th
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ListenWake from your sleep The drying of your tears ...
Dec 17th
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Dec 11th
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'Room' by Emma Donoghue
Perhaps telling this story through the point of view of a five year old was a good way to avoid telling a story that actually made logical sense, after all the boy could only observe and understand so much. First of all, I still can’t see how ‘Ma’ felt the need to spill all the gory details of her life and abduction, and then more or less guilt trip her son into being her...
Dec 9th
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Dec 7th
“You know, I read somewhere that people in unpleasant circumstances stay alive...”
Dec 6th
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Dec 4th
Dec 3rd
November 2010
20 posts
The Girls that are Wanted
The girls that are wanted are good girls Good from the heart to the lips Pure as the lily is white and pure From its heart to its sweet leaf tips The girls that are wanted are girls with hearts They are wanted for mothers and wives Wanted to cradle in loving arms The strongest and frailest of lives. The clever, the witty, the brilliant girl There are few who can understand But, oh! For...
Nov 30th