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Much later, I learned to deeply respect the indomitable spunk, professionalism, and craft of both Doris Day and Debbie Reynolds, but at the time, I darkly viewed them as ruthless tyrants of an ossified WASP establishment.
“She generally gave herself very good advice, (though she very seldom followed it).”
― Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass
― Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass
“Cheap editions of great books may be delightful, but cheap editions of great men are absolutely detestable”
― The Critic As Artist: With Some Remarks on the Importance of Doing Nothing and Discussing Everything
― The Critic As Artist: With Some Remarks on the Importance of Doing Nothing and Discussing Everything
“It is not a good fancy,' said the llama. 'What profit to kill men?'
Very little - as I know; but if evil men were not now and then slain it would not be a good world for weaponless dreamers.”
― Kim
Very little - as I know; but if evil men were not now and then slain it would not be a good world for weaponless dreamers.”
― Kim
“Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations.”
― Walden or, Life in the Woods
― Walden or, Life in the Woods
“Perceive ye not that we are worms, designed
To form the angelic butterfly, that goes
To judgment, leaving all defence behind?
Why doth your mind take such exalted pose,
Since ye, disabled, are as insects, mean
As worm which never transformation knows?”
― The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri, Volume 2: Purgatorio
To form the angelic butterfly, that goes
To judgment, leaving all defence behind?
Why doth your mind take such exalted pose,
Since ye, disabled, are as insects, mean
As worm which never transformation knows?”
― The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri, Volume 2: Purgatorio
Theatre Books and Plays
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A room for lovers of theatre, theater books, texts on acting, directing, theory and scripts.
Non sapevo come chiamare questo gruppo che serve per fare letture belle insieme
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L'idea è di creare un gruppo di lettura per non sentirmi troppo sola nelle letture che affronto via via nella mia "spericolata vita". Una cosa senza t ...more
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