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| I'd suggest: The Ash of the Day |
Máirtín O'Cadhain (1906 – 18 October 1970)
Friday, February 03, 2023
Thursday, February 02, 2023
Our Civilisation
"Our civilization, bequeathed to us by fierce adventurers, eaters of meat and hunters, is so full of hurry and combat, so busy about many things which perhaps are of no importance, that it cannot but see something feeble in a civilization which smiles as it refuses to make the battlefield the test of excellence."James Joyce (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941)
Wednesday, February 01, 2023
Beers & Books CCLXXXVI – Diary of a Bookseller
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| Thursday, 24 April An elderly customer told me that her book club's next book was Dracula, but she could not remember what he'd written. |
Saturday, January 28, 2023
Saturday Night Music – Gulda plays Mozart
Friedrich Gulda (16 May 1930 – 27 January 2000)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791)
Monday, January 23, 2023
Sunday, January 22, 2023
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Friday, January 20, 2023
Thursday, January 19, 2023
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Beers & Books CCLVXXX – John Hume
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| Difference is of the essence of humanity. Difference is an accident of birth and should therefore never be the source of hatred or conflict. The answer to difference is to respect it. Therein lies a most fundamental principle of peace: respect for diversity. |
John Hume (18 January 1937 – 3 August 2020)
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Monday, January 16, 2023
Mo(o)nday Poetry
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| Dice la tarde: "Tengo sed de sombra!" Dice la luna: "Yo, sed de luceros." [...] Says the afternoon: "I'm thirsty for shadow!" Says the moon: "I want stars." |
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| Yo tengo sed de aromas y de risas. Sed de cantares nuevos Sin lunas y sin lirios, Y sin amores muertos. * I'm thirsty for scents and for laughter. Thirsty for new songs Without moons and without lilies, And without dead loves. |
Federico García Lorca (5 June 1898 – 19 August 1936)
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