520 - [Thoth's Musings]

[omgz__sup3r]

No man, proclaimed Donne, is an Island, and he was wrong. If we were not islands, we would be lost, drowned in each other's tragedies. We are insulated (a word that means, literally, remember, made into an island) from the tragedy of others, by our island nature, and by the repetitive shape and form of the stories. The shape does not change:

Comments

[noisesinhermind]

I love that book more than I love most things. I am glad it is leaving an impression on you.

[omgz__sup3r]

Oh yes, I love it as well. I'm about 50 pages from the end.

I realized after reading an old profile that I loved Neil Gaiman before this book. I kept wondering why his name sounded so familiar. He wrote one of my favorite comic book series, Sandman.

[noisesinhermind]

I keep meaning to pick up Sandman again. I read the beginning of it years ago and due to lack of time and funds never finished it. Someday soon I hope to return to it and bask in the lovely glow of Gaiman.

[asklepiades]

i absolutely love that book.