Wed, 26 Jul 2006
Einstein
Angie1's comment here and here are due to me being a
Shantaram
My friend, Kristen, recently loaned me a book that she loved and thought I would like. It's called Shantaram and was written by Gregory Roberts. It's supposedly a roman a clef (presumably to change names?) and is based on Robert's real life. The premise is that the main character, an Australian, escapes from Prison and makes his way to Bombay where he can be anonymous although he falls in with the people there, and especially the underworld. It's actually a good read and I read it pretty quickly despite it's hefty 956 pages. I'd recommend it to most of you- especially those of you looking for your next work of fiction for your
On whisky:
'After all, what is the point of a man returning from the dead, if it is not to drink strong spirits with his friends.'
'My dear friend, you can stand to eat a meal- if you must - and you can stand to make love - if you are able - but it is impossible to stand and drink whisky. It is the act of a barbarian. A man who stands up to drink a noble alcohol like whisky, in all but a toast to some noble thing or purpose, is a beast- a man who will stop at nothing.'
On fanatacism:
'Fanatacism is the opposite of love,' I said, recalling one of Khaderbhai's lectures. 'A wise man once told me-he's a Muslim, but the way- that he has more in common with a rational, reasonable-minded Jew than he does with a fanatic from his own religion. He has more in common with a rational, reasonable-minded Christian or Buddhist or Hindu than he does with a fanatic from his own religion. I agree with him, and I feel the same way. I also agree with Churchill, who once defined a fanatic as someone who won't change his mind, and can't change the subject.'
On love(?):26 Jul 13:55 | /rants_and_raves | 3 comment(s)
Didier, trying to warn me, trying to help me or save me, perhaps, had said once that nothing grieves more deeply or pathetically than one half of a great love that isn't meant to be.
