October 2011
12 posts
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“And a child with a loving family is always full of confidence and...”
– Eileen Chang’s “Jasmine Tea”
Oct 31st
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Oct 28th
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“It took me a minute to recover, and then I remember saying something like...”
– Will Sampson of Thomas King’s Medicine River (unfairly taken out of context; this is not a romance novel)
Oct 26th
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“Assumptions are a dangerous thing. They are especially dangerous when we do not...”
– from “Godzilla vs. Post-Colonial” by Thomas King
Oct 25th
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Oct 23rd
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Thing that pisses me off #492850
I’m so tired of people saying: “She’s so smart and she’s really nice too … AND she’s pretty.” “OMG he’s so hot, AND smart and nice at the same time! How is that possible?!?!” is equally annoying. Smart is great. Nice is great. Take pretty out of the damn equation already! A comment often made publicly between ladies/girls as a seemingly...
Oct 20th
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Oct 17th
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Oct 16th
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Oct 16th
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Shameless Christmas Wish-list
1. This book in this (uk) edition. thank you. (I checked—Kino has it. None in the North American continent) 2. Anyone to meet me in Hong Kong in December.
Oct 16th
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Oct 8th
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Oct 6th
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