Suite for Barbara Loden--Nathalie Léger
"Imperfect definition," and, further down: "Description: "Imperfect definition," and, further down: "Descriptions are usually used to present singular people or individuals. A description is thus the gathering of accidents by which something may be easily distinguished from some other thing." Perhaps I only needed to confine myself to the imperfect, the individual, and the accidental. (22)
Is it an instinctive gesture of seduction, or the fruit of a long apprenticeship? (24)
In the months preceding her death, Barbara Loden consulted numerous doctors. One of them explained to her that her cancer came from the fact that she did not cry enough. He knew how to apply pressure on certain parts of her body to make her cry. She was devastated by the torrent of emotions that erupted like a sudden revelation, even if its meaning was enigmatic. Precious weeks were lost in useless weeping while the illness spread throughout her body. (32)
...mistaking a brief moment of abundance for the promise of long-lasting happiness. (33)
What secret, other than that of failure, what else do we feel we must hide as carefully as we hide our disappointment? (58)
Describing Marilyn's acting, Arthur Miller said, "Ultimately something nearly godlike would emerge from this depersonalization." (67)
I don't know whether by asking about my trip what she really wants is for me to explain what she once experienced for a few hours in a shopping mall not far from the sea. I don't know whether she wants facts or feelings. (101)
Is it an instinctive gesture of seduction, or the fruit of a long apprenticeship? (24)
In the months preceding her death, Barbara Loden consulted numerous doctors. One of them explained to her that her cancer came from the fact that she did not cry enough. He knew how to apply pressure on certain parts of her body to make her cry. She was devastated by the torrent of emotions that erupted like a sudden revelation, even if its meaning was enigmatic. Precious weeks were lost in useless weeping while the illness spread throughout her body. (32)
...mistaking a brief moment of abundance for the promise of long-lasting happiness. (33)
What secret, other than that of failure, what else do we feel we must hide as carefully as we hide our disappointment? (58)
Describing Marilyn's acting, Arthur Miller said, "Ultimately something nearly godlike would emerge from this depersonalization." (67)
I don't know whether by asking about my trip what she really wants is for me to explain what she once experienced for a few hours in a shopping mall not far from the sea. I don't know whether she wants facts or feelings. (101)