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Consorting with Angels
“The woman who confesses is frequently read as testifying only to her anguish and her own “weakness”; she is simply revealing the awfulness of femininity which was known to be the… more →
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Last but not least
Dutch wrote 21 hours ago: Meaning An introduction, often on stage, indicating that the person announced last is no less import … more →
A friend in need
Dutch wrote 4 days ago: Meaning It is sometimes suggested that this phrase means ’someone who needs your help becomes … more →
Apple of my eye
Dutch wrote 1 week ago: Meaning Originally meaning the central aperture of the eye. Figuratively it is something, or more us … more →
Top dog
Dutch wrote 1 week ago: Meaning One who is dominant or victorious. Origin ‘Top dog’ is synonymous with the simil … more →
Start from scratch
Dutch wrote 1 week ago: Meaning Begin (again) from the beginning, embark on something without any preparation or advantage. … more →
Cold feet
Dutch wrote 2 weeks ago: Meaning To ‘get cold feet’ is to become disheartened or timid, losing one’s previo … more →
Spitting image
Dutch wrote 2 weeks ago: Meaning The exact likeness. Origin One of the very first questions that was asked at the Phrasefinde … more →
Some words from Kurt Vonnegut
Rick wrote 2 weeks ago: Last week (nov 11) was the birthday of the novelist who said: “I have been a soreheaded occupa … more →
Fight fire with fire
Dutch wrote 3 weeks ago: Meaning Respond to an attack by using a similar method as one’s attacker. Origin When we … more →
quotes from vladimir nabokov's "despair".
soopahvi wrote 2 months ago: from book i’ve been reading lately! nabokov is the MAN!! “And what if it’s all a l … more →
San Francisco: The Literary City
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PauvrePlume wrote 2 months ago: This just made me way too excited. Even though I kind of wish there were a Boston version. The image … more →
Quote For The Week
Carolina Maine wrote 2 months ago: But I reckon I got to light out for the territory ahead of the rest, because Aunt Sally she’s … more →
Sage Advice
Rick wrote 3 months ago: “If you have any young friends who aspire to become writers, the second-greatest favor you can … more →
Quotation and Song of the Day
ambergold wrote 3 months ago: In the end they knew each other so well that by the time they had been married for thirty years they … more →
Scraps, Dreams, and Cabbage Kings
ambergold wrote 3 months ago: “I like to see people reunited, maybe that’s a silly thing, but what can I say, I like to see people … more →
Flecks of Gold Panned Out of a Great, Muddy River
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nancyrawlinson wrote 3 months ago: This is Ann Patchett in the afterward to Lucy Grealy’s Autobiography of a Face. In the right h … more →
Rambles
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ambergold wrote 4 months ago: I haven’t been this obsessed with something in a while – Korean drama Partner is so, so … more →
Consorting with Angels
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Michelle wrote 5 months ago: “The woman who confesses is frequently read as testifying only to her anguish and her own … more →
An Experiment in Criticism
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Michelle wrote 5 months ago: “The first demand any work of art makes upon us is surrender. Look. Listen. Receive. Get you … more →
