“I rent time for people to read, Frau McClain. Time for people who have no time to spare.” Strauss’ eyes twinkled. (Loc. 192-193) I picked up To Read or Not to Read by Vincent Hobbes a few years ago and I rated it pretty low because I didn’t know at the time that I was reading a short […]
De ceva timp, am avut un chef nebun să citesc ceva de Mircea Eliade, însă după atâtea romane în limba engleză mi-a venit ideea de a reciti nuvela fantastică La țigănci, pe care am văzut-o într-o versiune dramatizată la teatru, în perioada liceului. Așa cum poate știți, protagonistul nuvelei este Gavrilescu, un profesor de pian […]
“The world has wounded this boy terribly, Marsh, and he can’t forgive it. He’s angry and obstinate and fears nothing— even and especially me. I just can’t make this boy see and act for his own good. He hides from the world in that bloody garden and paints the moments of his life, ignoring his […]
“Time ….” Poseidon shook his head. “You mortals! You’re bound to it and keep forgetting it is only an illusion.” (Page 305) “Man was made of flesh and bone on purpose! Time is his prison but also his best friend. He cannot make sense of his feelings, his accomplishments or his losses without it.” (Page […]