I love quotes, particularly ones which have entered the English language; but what I love even more are misquotes. You learn a lot about history and language, and it’s fun finding out where they’ve come from. I did a post before on famous movie misquotes, so these are some of my favourites from literature. 5) [...]
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5 famous misquotes from literature
Posted by cjlevinson on September 22, 2007
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Let's talk about sex
I’m not enjoying writing at the moment. I don’t know if I’d call it writer’s block but I can’t work out where to go with Shards at the moment. It’s been a year since I finished the first draft and I’m still doing rewrites. The main stumbling block’s been getting my head around some of [...]
Posted by cjlevinson on September 20, 2007
http://cjlevinson.com/2007/09/20/lets-talk-about-sex/
Timescape by Gregory Benford
Gregory Benford’s Timescape was an important novel when it was published in 1980 as it was one of the first science fiction novels to accurately depict scientists as people. Praised by critics for its accessibility and mix of character development, interpersonal drama and SF themes, it received the 1980 Nebula and 1981 John W. Campbell [...]
Posted by cjlevinson on September 15, 2007
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The Book Quiz
You’re The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner. Strong-willed but deeply confused, you are trying to come to grips with a major crisis in your life. You can see many different perspectives on the issue, but you’re mostly overwhelmed with despair at what you’ve lost. People often have a hard time understanding you, but [...]
Posted by cjlevinson on September 5, 2007
http://cjlevinson.com/2007/09/05/the-book-quiz/
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