Happy Birthday, Salman Rushdie
bySalman Rushdie’s birthday is apparently a sign for Islamic fundamentalists to once again bring up death threats. These death threats first happened 20 years…
Quotes
Catch 22 – Great even on the Umpteenth Reread
byThere was only one catch and that was Catch-22, that specified that a concern for one’s own safety in the face of dangers that…
A Quote from one of my all-time Favorites Beyond the Wild Wood comes the Wide World, ” said the Rat. “And that’s something that…
- A quote from one of my all-time Favorites…
About Texas The great John Steinbeck in his book Travels with Charley has a couple of neat descriptions of Texas: Once you are in…
- About Texas
Another quotable quote – this time from an actress ! Drew Barrymore may not always sound like the brightest bulb, but I do like…
- The Happy Hippy
For Republic Day !
byWhere the mind is without fear and the head is held high; Where knowledge is free; Where the world has not been broken up…
I’m so afraid because i am so profoundly happy. Happiness like this is frightening. They only let you be this happy if they are…
- The Kite Runner
Book Quote -1
byIf I come across something really nice in any book I am reading, I tend to write it down and save it somewhere. It…