He devuelto de seguir de nuevo los aventuras del Capitán Alatriste. Éstas novelas de Arturo Pérez-Reverte se tratan de la vida y las aventuras del epónimo capitán, espadachín a sueldo en el España de Felipe IV ( Read more... )

Be not the first by whom the New are try'd ( Read more... )

When it comes to either/or, there is only the quick choice of death. It is not particularly difficult. Be determined and advance. To say that dying without reaching one's aim is to die a dog's death is the frivolous way of sophisticates. When pressed with the choice of life or death, it is not necessary to gain one's aim ( Read more... )

I'm trying hard not to think about my exam results. So, among other distractions, I've picked up Lo Guanzhong's Romance of the Three KingdomsFor those of you not down with ancient Chinese literature, this is a historical novel written sometime in the 15th century about the fall of the Han Dynasty around the year AD 200, or thereabouts. It's 120 ( Read more... )

"What's wrong with him?"
"I could tell you it's his heart, but what is really killing him is loneliness. Memories are worse than bullets.

-Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Shadow of the Wind

Go. Find and read The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón.

I can't be very articulate about it now, but it has thus far made me laugh, cry, throw it away in disgust, pick it up again, and consume it in deep draughts

Go. now.

Damn you Bill.

In a devious attempt to make me waste even more time, Bill sent me this link to an essay on The Matrix Reloaded .

Get Gnostic. And note the images of Max Headrom.