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Wednesday Quote: Independence
“The sea doesn’t belong to tyrants. On its surface they can still exercise their iniquitous claims, battle each other, devour each other, haul every earthly horror. But thirty feet below sea level, their dominion ceases, their influence fades, their power vanishes! Ah, sir, live! Live in the heart of the seas! Here alone lies independence!… Continue reading
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The Sound and the Fury: Meeting Faulkner
Faulkner’s portable typewriter – Gary Bridgman[GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0 or CC BY-SA 2.5-2.0-1.0], via Wikimedia Commons Every so often (e.g. while watching Jeopardy!), I get a reality check and remember there are so many classics I haven’t yet read. As with geography, there are whole regions of classics that are entirely unfamiliar to me, or only half-explored. … Continue reading
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Friday Thoughts: Building Bridges with Books
If you’re reading this, it’s probably Saturday already. Being on the West Coast, I have a couple of hours of Friday left, so… “Friday Thoughts” it is. There has been so much sad news lately. The Puget Sound area lost a police officer last week, and this week was his memorial. Through my job, I… Continue reading
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Wednesday Quote: Life
“Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent. We would not dare to conceive the things which are really mere commonplaces of existence. If we could fly out of that window hand in hand, hover over this great city, gently remove the roofs, and and peep in at the queer… Continue reading
About Me
Hi, I’m Marian—I talk about classics, history, and other books on this blog, as well as on YouTube.
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