The New York Times Book Review interviewed Wendell Berry for their By the Book feature. The entire thing is great but the last quote grasped the breath in my lungs and held it clutched in time: Q: What you plan to read next? A: I am 81 years old. By now, I know better than to make plans. Like ...
Tuesday evening, coloring with markers, sweating wine glass filled with melting ice and Pinot Grigio, too hot to have windows open; Krista Tippett’s crisp apple voice speaking with, listening to, Marie Howe. This was my third listen: “It strikes me that these rituals of ordinary ...
“You must be prepared to work always without applause.” -Ernest Hemingway