paperbackgirl.

what the dickens.

i have been slogging through a tale of two cities for close to a month now. i loved great expectations but just can’t get into a tale. have you read it? what did you think?

“ But you can’t give your heart to a wild thing; the more you do, the stronger they get. Until they’re strong enough to run into the woods. Or fly into a tree. Then a taller tree. Then the sky. That’s how you’ll end up if you love a wild thing. You’ll end up looking at the sky. But believe me- it’s better to look at the sky than to live there. Such an empty place; so vague. just a country where the thunder goes and things disappear…

— Truman Capote, Breakfast at Tiffany’s (via wordplay) (via missb)

» get a life, holden caulfield

Gabriel García Márquez in 1976 with black eye courtesy of Mario Vargas Llosa.

» telling the tale

great article on a new gabriel garcia marquez biography.

» a conversation with john irving

The author discusses his next book, “Last Night in Twisted River,” and his writing life with Sam Tanenhaus, the editor of the Book Review (via The New York Times)

» j.d. salinger comes out of hiding to fight unauthorized sequel

via gawker

“ i think i could put my finger on the exact time, the real turning point, when it came undone for molly. it was after i started seeing vicky, and molly found out.

— raymond carver, “menudo” from where i’m calling from. this made me laugh out loud.

» the carver chronicles

i’m devouring everything raymond carver has ever written right now, so many thanks to paul for sending this article my way :) it’s an older article but a great read.

» New Murakami Novel Causes Stir

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