Happy New Year 2018
“The chief beauty about time is that you cannot waste it in advance. The next year, the next day, the next hour are lying ready for you, as perfect, as … Continue reading Happy New Year 2018
Category: Reading Programs
Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism
“Minimalism had to be born, not out of a mere spur-of-the-moment idea or yearning for a new lifestyle, but from an earnest desire and fervent need to rethink our lives.” … Continue reading Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism
Walden
"I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he … Continue reading Walden
When Breath Becomes Air
“We are never so wise as when we live in this moment.” Paul Kalanithi, When Breath Becomes Air Paul Kalanithi did not live to enter his fourth decade. Instead … Continue reading When Breath Becomes Air
Living with a Wild God
“Try inserting an account of a mystical experience into a conversation, and you’ll likely get the same response as you would if you confided that you had been the victim … Continue reading Living with a Wild God
The Zhivago Affair
“Oh, what a love it was, utterly free, unique, like nothing else on earth! Their thoughts were like other people’s songs.” Boris Pasternak, Doctor Zhivago Words hold power. A … Continue reading The Zhivago Affair
The Rainbow Comes & Goes
“My mother comes from a vanished world, a place and a time that no longer exist. I have always thought of her as a visitor stranded here; an emissary from … Continue reading The Rainbow Comes & Goes
The Lady in Gold
“The lawyer was Randol Schoenberg, the grandson of a venerated Viennese composer who had fled the rise of Hitler. The return of this ominous heir was anything but welcome. The … Continue reading The Lady in Gold
Shakespeare on Goodreads
There is a lot that has been said about William Shakespeare. Everyone has an opinion on who he was, who he was not, what he wrote etc. The debate goes … Continue reading Shakespeare on Goodreads
Wait for Me
April 10, 2016 was National Siblings Day. I have two brothers and one sister who have been with me through good times, bad times and everything in between. They are … Continue reading Wait for Me
Alice B. Toklas
To be clear, I love all books, which must be understood before you read my next sentence: Over the past few years, my enjoyment of fiction has been overtaken by … Continue reading Alice B. Toklas
Happy Birthday, George Washington
“The hour is fast approaching, on which the Honor and Success of this army, and the safety of our bleeding Country depend. Remember officers and Soldiers, that you are free … Continue reading Happy Birthday, George Washington
