We have plenty to learn from the numerous ants. Sawako Nakayasu-writer, antologist, Baudelaire's sister-turns daily life inside out and upside down then… — John Granger Copy Share Image
I am certain that over the course of your own life, you have noticed that people's rooms reflect their personalities. In my… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
To handle a language skillfully is to practice a kind of evocative sorcery. — Charles Baudelaire Copy Share Image
“Astral Weeks,” insofar as it can be pinned down, is a record about people stunned by life, completely overwhelmed, stalled in their… — Lester Bangs Copy Share Image
And a refrigerator may hold a basket of strawberries, which would be important if a maniac said to you, "If you don't… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In a way Poe was a big influence for Conan Doyle to create Sherlock Holmes. I think he really did influence many… — Raul Garcia Copy Share Image
We live, understandably enough, with the sense of urgency; our clock, like Baudelaire's, has had the hands removed and bears the legend,… — Lionel Trilling Copy Share Image
An old woman I loved very much when I was young - the wife of Jean Villard - she's just reciting poetry… — Agnes Varda Copy Share Image
“It is time to buddle (scrub in water) all that is not illutile (unwash-awayable). Baudelaire said that humans were deluded if they… — Mark Forsyth Copy Share Image
Waiting is one of life's hardships. It is hard enough to wait for chocolate cream pie while burnt roast beef is still… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
But the more I read... after awhile... I begin to find they were all writing about the same thing, this same dull… — Ken Kesey Copy Share Image
If you are interested in happy endings, you would be better off reading some other book. In this book, not only is… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Baudelaire writes: In certain almost supernatural inner states, the depth of life is entirely revealed in the spectacle, however ordinary, that we… — Gaston Bachelard Copy Share Image
E!" Klaus cried. "E as in Exit!" The Baudelaires ran down E as in Exit, but when they reached the last cabinet,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
As Baudelaire said it so beautifully, Emma Bovary is an androgynous character. She cannot be reduced to a gender or a sociological… — Sophie Barthes Copy Share Image
Delacroix, Wagner, Baudelaire - all great theorists, bent on dominating other minds by sensuous means. Their one dream was to create the… — Charles Baudelaire Copy Share Image
“I want to say something about bad writing. I'm proud of my bad writing. Everyone is so intelligent lately, and stylish. Fucking… — Ariana Reines Copy Share Image
Barrie and the wonderful characters he created, Lewis Carroll, even French literature, like Baudelaire or over in the States, Poe, you open… — Johnny Depp Copy Share Image
