Fielding's "Cause Celeb"
I read a book in my Anthropology of Celebrity, Culture, and Power that really entertained my spirits. I finished the 342-page novel in a matter of 12-hours spread over two days. It read brilliantly, and I thought I'd share some of my favorite moments:
"Funny how at twenty-five you worry about not being taken seriously and take being a sex object for granted. Later you take being taken seriously for granted, and worry about not being a sex object."
"Her mouth's as tight as a choirboys ass."
"This style of romantic follow-up to a sexual encounter is the kind of thing crushes allow you to put up with, which is why they are monstrous afflictions to be fled from like vengeful beasts."
"People are either drains or radiators."
"I don't know how people manage to cope with accidents which are definitely their fault. But I know that people can emerge more or less intact from the most outrageous situations if they learn to think about them in the right way."
"Funny how at twenty-five you worry about not being taken seriously and take being a sex object for granted. Later you take being taken seriously for granted, and worry about not being a sex object."
"Her mouth's as tight as a choirboys ass."
"This style of romantic follow-up to a sexual encounter is the kind of thing crushes allow you to put up with, which is why they are monstrous afflictions to be fled from like vengeful beasts."
"People are either drains or radiators."
"I don't know how people manage to cope with accidents which are definitely their fault. But I know that people can emerge more or less intact from the most outrageous situations if they learn to think about them in the right way."