Quote for Today: H.P. Lovecraft
Children will always be afraid of the dark, and men with minds sensitive to hereditary impulse will always tremble at the thought of the hidden and fathomless worlds of strange …
Quote for Today: Julian Barnes
For the point is this: not that myth refers us back to some original event which has been fancifully transcribed as it passed through collective memory; but that it refers …
Quote for Today: William James
Our lives are like islands in the sea, or like trees in the forest, which co-mingle their roots in the darkness underground. —William James Public Domain Image via Wikipedia
Quote for Today: Rick Riordan
I think the more you understand myths, the more you understand the roots of our culture and the more things will resonate. Do you have to know them? No, but …
Quote for Today: Ashim Shanker
In my mind, I could sense their roots under the soil, creeping in helical tangles of ever-increasing complexity outward and in all directions—out beyond the perimeter of the Helsingør Wood, …
Moments from Other Lives: Thoughts on Haruki Murakami’s Kafka on the Shore
Are you attracted to characters and story lines that surprise you? Life doesn’t always make sense and neither does art. Many literary works are peopled with stereotypes and follow formulae which …
Humans are Not Ants: The Need for Individuality
We like to draw parallels between ourselves and animals, perhaps because it makes us feel less alone. Is this dangerous? There are many articles and papers being written today about the …