tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post4987972846919879884..comments2024-01-07T09:36:51.796-08:00Comments on Chess, Comics, Crosswords, Books, Music, Cinema: Prashant C. Trikannadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-92163426952344839422011-09-09T12:22:09.235-07:002011-09-09T12:22:09.235-07:00You're most welcome, Todd. I am the outsider w...You're most welcome, Todd. I am the outsider with a ringside view of all that's happening on all these great blogs I'm reading. Thanks for stopping by and for your comments too.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-51607421287555782362011-09-09T06:55:55.060-07:002011-09-09T06:55:55.060-07:00Well, at some level or another, writers are fascin...Well, at some level or another, writers are fascinated with how life and the world work, and death is certainly an unavoidable part of that...along with being feared and/or welcomed as it is by every person who can form that kind o thought...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-33438136192819738882011-09-09T06:51:52.028-07:002011-09-09T06:51:52.028-07:00And I'll step in here just to note at the mome...And I'll step in here just to note at the moment that the author of VENUS ON THE HALF SHELL wasn't Vonnegut but Philip Jose Farmer (I responded in slightly longer form on James Reasoner's blog).<br /><br />Thanks for enrolling my blog in your links!Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-62444180931724647772011-09-08T10:37:38.284-07:002011-09-08T10:37:38.284-07:00Dark but brilliant — that's how I would descri...Dark but brilliant — that's how I would describe quotes by most of the early authors. They were so profound. Among present-day writers, Woody Allen is on my guest list. I like his brand of humour.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-84559294235301758922011-09-08T10:07:57.416-07:002011-09-08T10:07:57.416-07:00Love these quotes! My favorite is Mark Twain's...Love these quotes! My favorite is Mark Twain's. But also Somerset Maughn's.<br /><br />Aldous Huxley has hit the nail on the head, I think. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.com