“It was not boring, said Majnoun, but it was strange. The people were always looking away to where you couldn't see. The whole time, I thought there was something coming. Then at the end, it was death that came.” — André Alexis Copy Share Image
The book it reminded me of most is Henry Miller’s The Books in My Life. Like Miller, Shields manages to convey his affection for and admiration of literature, and that, the enthusiasm and admiration, can revitalize the reader’s love for the art form. I’m grateful for How Literature Saved My Life because the book has made me think again –… — Andre Alexis Copy Share
In our male-oriented God phase, it's always about conquering and control of life and death. This power leads to a kind of thinking that is no thinking; it is only sterile and what can overcome. To reach that depth in terms of female divinity is to accept nurture as godly. It's not just something that your mom does for you… — Andre Alexis Copy Share
“Prince's words had not been meant as a warning. Rather, he had been playing. He had been pretending. He had been speaking for speaking's… — André Alexis Copy Share Image
Now I'm a Catholic agnostic by the way. Yet those myths still live within me. — Andre Alexis Copy Share Image
“It was not boring, said Majnoun, but it was strange. The people were always looking away to where you couldn't see. The whole time,… — André Alexis Copy Share Image
“Also intriguing was all the bowing. The association of height and status did not, of course, faze him. If anything, it made the Japanese… — André Alexis Copy Share Image
“The city had been built by people from innumerable elsewheres. It was a chaos of cultures ordered only by its long streets. It belonged… — André Alexis Copy Share Image
“The group of people in front of her was jovial and paid her no attention. The group behind was much the same. She was… — Andre Alexis Copy Share Image
“He was a committed leader, capable of - or prone to - instinctive decisions. More: he could put aside thought in the service of… — André Alexis Copy Share Image
“most of the significant moments in her life were really significant only long after they had happened.” — Andre Alexis Copy Share Image
“The white dogs with black spots were the worst. It wasn't so much their aggression; other dogs were sometimes even more aggressive. It was… — André Alexis Copy Share Image
