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Anansi Boys

Anansi Boys is full of interesting characters and quotable lines. Here’s one of my favorite lines, given to Maeve Livingstone as she grows accustomed to the irrefutable fact that she is dead:
Ah well, she thought, being dead is probably just like everything else in life: you pick up some of it as you go along, [...]

In Books, Fiction on 27 July 2006 with Comments Off

Going for the Gold

I’ve learned it’s not about the gold. It’s about the spirit of the Olympics. I have no regrets. I tried my hardest and if I don’t win the gold, it’s O.K. I’ll be happy.
–Michelle Kwan, on her withdrawl from the 2006 Olympic Games, quoted in the Times.
Seems like every couple of months someone says to [...]

In Fiction, Humor on 13 February 2006 with Comments Off