July 2012
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Anonymous asked: I love your blog. I feel the exact same way about fifty shades of shit. I loved what you had to say. Keep on keepin on.
BOOK RIOT: 15 Rejected Marketing Blurbs from... →
booklover:
bookriot:
Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret: 4 pre-teen girls. 1 period. Who will draw first blood?
Gone With The Wind: If this is a portrait of romance, then God help us all die alone.
Ulysses: Place this high on your bookshelf, and make sure all your friends know you read (a chapter of) it.
A Clockwork Orange: You thought Boys N The Hood was gangtsa? Please.
A House for Mr....
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“A line is a fuse
that’s lit.
The line smolders,
the rhyme explodes –...”
– Vladimir Mayakovsky
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“A man who procrastinates in his choosing will inevitably have his choice made...”
– Hunter S. Thompson; The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967
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Fifty Shades of Shit
I’m tired. No really, while I think it’s great that certain books like Twilight and Fifty Shades of Grey get above average readers (way above average), the end result is a dumbing down of the masses and literary works. Good lord, I’m starting to sound like Philip Roth.
I guess on the one hand I’m happy that people are buying the book Fifty Shades if for no other reason...
fourhappypeas asked: I adore your blog! :)
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"Writing has nothing to do with publishing....
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“I make mistakes; I’ll be the second to admit it.”
– Jean Kerr; The Snake Has All the Lines
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“Thomas Edison’s last words were ‘It’s very beautiful over...”
– John Green; Looking for Alaska 