When friends speak overmuch

When friends speak overmuch of times gone by, often it’s because they sense their present time is turning them from friends to strangers. Long before the moment came to say goodbye, I think, we said goodbye in other words and ways and silences. Then when the moment came for it at last, we didn’t say … Read more

Frankly, my dear, I

Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn. Clark Gable

Something about the possession

Something about the possession of a book – an object that can contain infinite fables, words of wisdom, chronicles of times gone by, humorous anecdotes and divine revelation – endows the reader with the power of creating a story, and the listener with a sense of being present at the moment of creation. Alberto Manguel