“Never love anyone who treats you like you’re ordinary.” Oscar Wilde
Some time ago, my grandfather died very suddenly. It was, and still is, one of the hardest things I’ve ever been through. He was amazing, and the clearest example of […]
Category Archives: Books
“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 yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it.” J.D. Salinger
I believe that you change a tiny bit after every book you read. I mean literally change who you are; grow a little or happily regress a little or sometimes […]
“It is what you read when you don’t have to that determines what you will be when you can’t help it.” Oscar Wilde
This week has been sucko, so here are some random Friday musings… The papal election spectacle has been quite something – and it really has been awhile since I’ve been […]
“Only boring people get bored” Joyce LoFiego, my entire childhood
Today was the first day of a new quarter and I can already tell this is going to be challenging. I’m not just talking about the commute to LA, and […]
No cute title… I just want this
A used bookstore called The Monkey’s Paw in Toronto has installed a vending machine that will dispense rare books for $2. I think I would be there every day. I’m […]
“The best thing for being sad is to learn something. That’s the only thing that never fails.” T.H. White
I bought the Proust. I turned on my Kindle Wednesday and it says “Swann’s Way by Marcel Proust”. I turned it off. I turned it on again and it says […]
“Remembrance of things past is not necessarily the remembrance of things as they were.” Marcel Proust
Ed note: This post was going to be about Proust, and wound up being about eggplant, and for that I am very, truly sorry. Fall in California can be infuriating. […]
“She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain.” Louisa May Alcott
I am always reading something. I am usually reading 3-4 things at once. I have an emergency book in my car, you know, in case I get stuck in traffic […]
“Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.” Lemony Snicket
I miss Borders. I can’t believe it’s gone, even though I hold myself almost entirely responsible for its demise. It was me, four years ago, that broke down and bought […]
