Posted by: iffygrace on: December 29, 2007
These are some books that have caught my attention recently:
The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins,the Kite Runner by Khaled Hossein, We Need to Talk about Kevin (sure-winner) by Lionel Shriver, Where Have All the Leaders Gone by Lee Iacocca at $44 (make no mistake, it’s expensive, far too expensive for me) and Middlesex by Jeffrey [...]
Posted by: iffygrace on: December 27, 2007
Why can’t we be like words? Words pass through intangibles, their only obstacle is the air and solids like buildings. Words leave lovers’ lips to reach lovers’ ears; words leave a father’s mouth to pass through a mother’s tummy, into an unborn child’s memory. If we could be words, what lengths we could go to to mean what we say! Words don’t have hidden meanings, unless the listener knows how to listen for them. Words are to the point, brisk, but also true and full of emotion. Words can be twisted to lie, but the words themselves never do. [...]
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