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So, a while back I ran into Remy at Aug.'s. We got to talking, like we do, and got onto the subj. of bks., like we do. He told me about this bk. that I really wanted to read, but then I forgot what it was... like I do.
Since I started wk.ing at BN, I would see this bk. on the shelf that caught my eye every time I passed. (there are a few that do taht) I liked the cover, I liked the title... it just generally intrigued me. So, driven by curiosity, I picked it up one day to read the back cover and thought, "That's neat." Then I thought, "Wait a min.! I think this is the bk. Remy was telling me about! You know, I'm pretty sure it is." So, I bought it. And, while I have MANY bk.s on my "To read" list right now, I have begun that one., and found a few quotes I'd like to share.
The first is simply from the author's note at the beginning, before the actual story begins:
"If we, citizens, do not support our artists, then we sacrifice our imagination on the altar of crude reality and we end up believing in nothing and having worthless dreams."
The next is from the story:
"I have nothing to say of my working life, only that a tie is a noose, and inverted though it is, it will hang a man nonetheless if he's not careful."
The last I have for today is a longer thought, more than just a short quote:
"But I'll be honest about it. It is not atheists who get stuck in my craw, but agnostics. Doubt is useful for a while. We must all pass through the garden of Gethsemane. If Christ played with doubt, then so must we. If Christ spent an anguished night in prayer, if He burst out from the Cross, "My God, My God, why have you forsaken Me?" then surely we also are permitted doubt. But we must move on. To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation."
There is one more quote I can think of that I like, but I'll save that one for another time.
Since I started wk.ing at BN, I would see this bk. on the shelf that caught my eye every time I passed. (there are a few that do taht) I liked the cover, I liked the title... it just generally intrigued me. So, driven by curiosity, I picked it up one day to read the back cover and thought, "That's neat." Then I thought, "Wait a min.! I think this is the bk. Remy was telling me about! You know, I'm pretty sure it is." So, I bought it. And, while I have MANY bk.s on my "To read" list right now, I have begun that one., and found a few quotes I'd like to share.
The first is simply from the author's note at the beginning, before the actual story begins:
"If we, citizens, do not support our artists, then we sacrifice our imagination on the altar of crude reality and we end up believing in nothing and having worthless dreams."
The next is from the story:
"I have nothing to say of my working life, only that a tie is a noose, and inverted though it is, it will hang a man nonetheless if he's not careful."
The last I have for today is a longer thought, more than just a short quote:
"But I'll be honest about it. It is not atheists who get stuck in my craw, but agnostics. Doubt is useful for a while. We must all pass through the garden of Gethsemane. If Christ played with doubt, then so must we. If Christ spent an anguished night in prayer, if He burst out from the Cross, "My God, My God, why have you forsaken Me?" then surely we also are permitted doubt. But we must move on. To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation."
There is one more quote I can think of that I like, but I'll save that one for another time.