Archive | June, 2008

Quote for the day

11 June 2008 · Thinking · Comments { 0 }

Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do [...]

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“Complicity” by Iain Banks

7 June 2008 · Reading · Comments { 0 }

I was attracted by the political element of the story, and also the fact that parts of it are written in second person, an interesting idea that I am exploring at the moment in my own writing. Unfortunately I found that the second-person passages are short, and the political element is underplayed – someone is [...]

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