tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624614653537130690.post6688342716275326753..comments2024-01-02T15:19:12.921-08:00Comments on My Little Corner: A Sunday Morning Quotesandra seamanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09786095189231150008noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624614653537130690.post-60946458584992613492010-12-07T08:02:55.839-08:002010-12-07T08:02:55.839-08:00Curses! Foiled again! But you can still steal from...Curses! Foiled again! But you can still steal from me whenever you wish.Fred Zackelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624614653537130690.post-60641845213340780092010-12-06T15:41:10.161-08:002010-12-06T15:41:10.161-08:00:) Which is exactly why you used the quote on Sund...:) Which is exactly why you used the quote on Sunday, Fred.sandra seamanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09786095189231150008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624614653537130690.post-34772266290583496932010-12-05T16:23:59.041-08:002010-12-05T16:23:59.041-08:00Sandra, you can steal anything I quote any time yo...Sandra, you can steal anything I quote any time you wish. Oh, and, ah, in tomorrow's rara-avis, I'll show off a very cynical way to use that quote to get you through any public speaking engagement.Fred Zackelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624614653537130690.post-85550295763636110532010-12-05T15:06:15.706-08:002010-12-05T15:06:15.706-08:00Yes,there are a lot of books out there that are li...Yes,there are a lot of books out there that are like comfort food for the soul, Patti. Drowning yourself in all that sorrow day in and day out isn't good you.sandra seamanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09786095189231150008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624614653537130690.post-52081389188371221642010-12-05T11:41:44.297-08:002010-12-05T11:41:44.297-08:00I would hate to limit my reading to any one kind o...I would hate to limit my reading to any one kind of book. Some days I'll take that stab in the heart but other times I'll take my comfort where I can find it.Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05172376551711992641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624614653537130690.post-26166575430933298622010-12-05T09:01:20.383-08:002010-12-05T09:01:20.383-08:00I agree, Charles, my reading is all over the place...I agree, Charles, my reading is all over the place, but the books and stories that stay with me are the ones that touch me in some way. It doesn't have to be a tidal wave of disaster, a good belly laugh at our human foibles is enough to satisfy.sandra seamanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09786095189231150008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624614653537130690.post-73085505509528258942010-12-05T07:33:25.077-08:002010-12-05T07:33:25.077-08:00I think books should do all kinds of things for us...I think books should do all kinds of things for us. Take an axe to our frozen seas is one, but not the only one.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624614653537130690.post-35141132043231706172010-12-05T07:32:14.546-08:002010-12-05T07:32:14.546-08:00Yes, she does, Naomi! A steady diet of stabbing b...Yes, she does, Naomi! A steady diet of stabbing books and the whole world would be too depressing to live in. I get depressed if I watch too many episodes of SVU on TV. A good mix of reading helps keeps us sane.sandra seamanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09786095189231150008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1624614653537130690.post-77550382545710292102010-12-05T07:08:16.790-08:002010-12-05T07:08:16.790-08:00Too right, Sandra. Maybe Kafka wanted to be misera...Too right, Sandra. Maybe Kafka wanted to be miserable all the time, maybe that entertained him. And books that 'wound and stab us' are necessary. But like you, I'm not giving up my Georgette Heyer books. Sometimes I need a little something to bind up those wounds and she does a right nice job of it.Naomi Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08005429772070247806noreply@blogger.com