“Remember that the book which bores you when you are twenty or thirty will open doors for you when you are forty or fifty – and vise versa. Don’t read a book out of its right time for you.”
— Doris Lessing
Quote of the Day – Reading
Tag: life
Quote of the Day
“One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few sensible words.”
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Charlie the Cat’s 2020
While the world of humans was going through the greatest global upheaval since World War II, nothing much changed in Charlie’s little world. Except that, thanks to the COVID-19 restrictions, he got to see a lot more of his personal food dispenser/masseuse/entertainer.
Quote of the Day – Living
“It is often said that before you die your life passes before your eyes. It is in fact true. It’s called living.”
Terry Pratchett
Quote of the Day – Age of 40
“The peak of youth, the foot of old age.”
Quote of the Day
“Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.”
All’s Well That Ends Well
Blowing the Bloody Doors Off by Michael Caine – Book Review
This offering from the screen legend Michael Caine is not a straightforward autobiography, but rather a mix of memoir, practical advice for the aspiring actors and general life lessons, drawn from Caine’s 60-something years in the acting business. It’s an entertaining and breezy read, with Caine emerging as an unpretentious, charming and likeable person.
