We all have different experiences that influence our attitude toward something, but the fact is that the world’s most knowledgeable art experts would not disagree very much on which are the best paintings. You can say, “Beauty is in the eye of the...
“It’s a completely unnavigable river, always empty, because of its irregular course and its sand bars. In France, the Loire is considered a very beautiful river, especially because of its light . . . so soft, if you only knew.” Marguerite Duras, from...
MARCIA: Jan? JAN: Oh, not now, I’ve gotta finish my most popular girl acceptance speech. I give it on Senior Night. MARCIA: All I want to know is . . . Who’s your date for the dance afterwards? JAN:The most popular boy, naturally. Billy Garst. MARCIA: You didn’t say...
“Not that anyone lived far from anyone else on the frontier. Each settler was required to build his home within a half-mile radius of the meeting-house and then as close to others as possible. Living too far out made you an automatic target for Indian...
