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Readers browsing through the bomb-damaged library of Holland House, London, 1940 / Maira Kalman, "Blitz"
@rabihalameddine & @MairaKalman
“To own nothing is the beginning of happiness.”
~ Diogenes
“Eyes are better informers than ears.”
~ Herakleitos
🔳 STEFAN ZWEIG
Born on this day, in 1881
Stefan Zweig, descending the steps of The New York Public Library, in 1942.
I recall with pleasure a conversation I had with George Prochnik on Zweig .@nypl @LIVEfromtheNYPL @GeorgeProchnik @otherpress
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https://t.co/fIbRE2WrS0
🔳 Jacques Prévert, born on this day, in 1900
Listen to Serge Reggiani recite / sing ‘Cet Amour’ written by Prévert.
▶️ https://t.co/lu5FSkHZGc
🔳 In Memoriam 🔳
Read Neil Gaiman on Ursula Le Guin:
‘The Rabble-Rouser with a Gentle Smile’
.@neilhimself @ursulaleguin @parisreview
▶️ https://t.co/kZ3Fb0RJSO
‘The heart is the toughest part of the body.
Tenderness is in the hands.’
~ Carolyn Forché
(@carolynforche)
Man Ray, ‘Hands Montage.’
‘No rest, no refuge, no escape, no pause from awareness.’
~ Anaïs Nin