January 2009
124 posts
It was the dirty end of winter Along the loom of the land When I walked with...
– Nick Cave | The Loom Of The Land lyrics
I feel a sadness I expected and which comes only from myself. I say I’ve...
– Marguerite Duras, The Lover.
I could get it wrong, could think I’m beautiful like women who really are...
– Marguerite Duras, The Lover.
There are two kinds of visual memory: one when you skilfully recreate an image...
– Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita
You fell victim to one of the classic blunders. The most famous is “Never...
– The Princess Bride
For David x
THIS AIN’T NO TWO THOUSAND AND NINE,
IT’S TWO THOUSAND AND MINE.
– Overheard at the B&Q in Streatham, London.