January 2010
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J.D. Salinger & The Catcher in the Rye
Today, the world has lost one of it’s greatest treasures - J.D. Salinger has passed away. It’s difficult to put into words, even to comprehend, the great effect that Salinger’s writing has had on the world. Every good book that comes out now that deals with disillusionment is compared to Catcher in the Rye, every book that deals with the intense pain of growing up. I’ve...
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“What really knocks me out is a book that, when you’re all done reading it,...”
– J.D. Salinger (The Catcher in the Rye)
“Enthusiasm is the most important thing in life.”
– Tennessee Williams
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I got to meet and act in front of David Auburn today. :)
“It is the function of art to renew our perception. What we are familiar with we...”
– Anaïs Nin
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“Everyone must leave something behind when he dies, my grandfather said. A child...”
– Ray Bradbury
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower & Awake
“So, this is my life. And I want you to know that I am both happy and sad and I’m still trying to figure out how that could be.” — Stephen Chbosky Recommended Tea: Tazo’s Awake So, my very very best friend is studying to become a teacher. She’s quite good at it, I suspect. We were talking about her experiences student teaching the other day - about how being...
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“…I really think that everyone should have watercolors, magnetic poetry,...”
– The Perks of Being a Wallflower
“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our...”
– Albus Dumbledore
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“Catherine: Let X equal the quantity of all quantities of X. Let X equal the...”
– David Auburn, Proof
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“Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune...”
– Emily Dickinson
