Two posts in one day! Hurrah for me! oof.
But I had an afterthought -- Has anyone read anything wonderful lately , or even a long time ago? Now that I suddenly won't be reading homework, I'm suddenly longing for a good book. Or a stack of them. I have a recommendation for Walker Piercy. Anything else?
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—Richard Pousette-Dart
Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. —Helen Keller
Eccentricity has always abounded when and where strength of character has abounded; and the amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of genius, mental vigor, and moral courage which it contained. That so few now dare to be eccentric, marks the chief danger of the time. —John Stuart Mill, On Liberty
Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes. —Carl Jung
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6 comments:
Yes I have, actually. Don't know what kind of book you like, but I've read a couple of good ones by Lesley Kagen. "Whistling in the Dark" and "Land of a Hundred Wonders" are both wonderfully written, humorous, and endearing.
Check 'em out.
I like all kinds of things -- high and low. People often think that because I taught writing, I have a steady diet of High Literature, but I genuinely like all kinds of things.
Thanks for the recommendation. Humor, especially, is always welcome.
I tried Walker P. many years ago , but found that, like so many converts (to a religious faith), he was a bit heavy-going.
The book I quoted in my "tag" game is worth the time, I think.
And one day...I will read again Cervantes' "Don Quixote."
But first, I have some artwork waiting!
w v is: frooditl...sounds like something frivolous! "She fritters away her time on frooditl..."
I have been reading John O'Donohue's works, lately. There is heart-stopping inspiration on every page. He discusses life issues, but they translate well into art issues because art, obviously, is an integral part of the artist's life. Take this quote about beginning something new, for instance, from "To Bless the Space Between Us."
There is a certain innocence about beginning, with its excitement and promise of something new. But this will emerge only through undertaking some voyage into the unknown. And no one can foretell what the unknown might yield. There are journeys we have begun that have brought us great riches and refinement; but we had to travel through dark valleys of difficulty and suffering. Had we known at the beginning what the journey would demand of us, we might never have set out. Yet the rewards and gifts became vital to who we are. Through the innocence of beginning we are often seduced into growth. (pp. 2-3)
What a great encouragement for the benefits of facing the unknown in our work, and realizing that whether any given work is "successful" or not, we have been "seduced into growth."
Anything by Edith Wharton, but especially "The House of Mirth"...so ok...this all time favorite book appeals to my melancholy nature but it's just darn good.
"Bonfires of the Vanities" is pretty cool too.
Of course there's always Bryson's "A Short History of Everything" that is an amazing encyclopedia of some some very cool knowledge and philosophies. Although I've never gotten through the entire book (due more to lack of reading time than interest) what I've read is fascinating.
This is cool, thanks everyone. I've been meaning to read more of Wharton, but it keeps slipping what passes for my mind.
I don't know about the Cervantes, so much depends on the translation.
I think I want to go on a fiction tear, but I'll keep the O'Donohue in mind. Several things in his list on amazon look intriguig.
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