The real antithesis of fascism does not exist in any other totalitarian dream world, but in the external desolation of democracy: …
Month: May 2019
My Heart: An Emotional Intelligence Primer in the Form of an Uncommonly Tender Illustrated Poem About Our Capacity for Love — Brain Pickings
Sally Rooney Gets in Your Head {Admittedly, she’s well into mine already. And it was only recently, and accidentally, I became aware of this Irish novelist. I’m currently reading her debut book. I’d love to attend one of her book promotions. Preferably in Stockholm, Sweden. But I haven’t seen any of her books available in Swedish. Some things take time to appear there.}
www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/01/07/sally-rooney-gets-in-your-head/amp
Never regret being a good person, to the wrong people…
Anger is a mask…
‘How To Write About Africa’ — The Satiric Essay By The Late Binyavanga Wainaina : Goats and Soda : NPR
The Kenyan writer died on Tuesday. Here is his famously sharp-edged essay.
— Read on www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/05/22/725808622/binyavanga-wainaina-tells-us-how-to-write-about-africa
“…The characters are well developed and their journey is filled with shocking twists and turns. This emotional page-turner does not disappoint.”
Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is…
Rebecca Solnit on Love, Purposeful Work, and the Meaning of Liberty: An Empowered Retelling of Cinderella – Brain Pickings
https://www.brainpickings.org/2019/05/17/rebecca-solnit-cinderella-liberator/
We seek inherent values and the meaning of life, and…
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