Quote of the Day

“It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.” ― Aeschylus

Photograph

Joanne Woodward baking sweet rolls, Paul Newman making eggs, Anthony Perkins dancing.

Literary Pick (****)

Yellow Star
-Jennifer Roy

Quote of the Day

“The longer and more carefully we look at a funny story, the sadder it becomes.”
― Nikolai Gogol

Literary Pick (****)

Ellen Foster
-Kaye Gibbons

Literary Pick (***)

This is how you lose her
-Junot Diaz

foto

Edith Piaf and her lover Douglas Davis

Poetry

“Extinguish my eyes, I'll go on seeing you.
Seal my ears, I'll go on hearing you.
And without feet I can make my way to you,
without a mouth I can swear your name.

Break off my arms, I'll take hold of you
with my heart as with a hand.
Stop my heart, and my brain will start to beat.
And if you consume my brain with fire,
I'll feel you burn in every drop of my blood.”
― Rainer Maria Rilke

Literary Pick (****)

Endless Love 
-Scott Spencer

My favorite novel of all time, alongside Lolita.