1984, again.

[nappytasha]

"To hang on from day to day and from week to week, spinning out a present that had no future, seemed an unconquerable instinct, just as one's lungs will always draw the next breath so long as there is air available."

You know, it's a sad fact that I barely gave attention to great books in high school, simply because I was required to read them. I

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[mysecretweapon]

True. I'm making up some lost time too. I just finished Vonnegut's "Sirens of Titan" and before that I read Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World"... both phenomenal books deserving of their reputation. On the other hand, I started Jack Kerouac and didn't care for it. I'm tempted to read Kafka's "Metamorphosis" although I already know what happens. One story I'd like to revist is "Flowers for Algernon."