• On Science-Fiction

    I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it.

    I don't think I'm alone when I say I'd like to see more and more planets fall under the ruthless domination of our solar system.

    - Jack Handey, "Deep Thoughts"
  • In education as elsewhere, the broad primrose path leads to a nasty place.

    - A. N. Whitehead
  • A great war leaves the country with three armies: an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves.
  • English is a language that lurks in dark alleys, beats up other languages and rifles through their pockets for spare vocabulary.
  • True words are not beautiful,
    Beautiful words are not true.
  • Bishop of Bath and Wells: You fiend! Never have I encountered such corrupt and foul-minded perversity… Have you ever considered a career in the church? Blackadder: Yes, but I couldn't get used to the underwear.

    Blackadder the Second
  • What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.

    - Samuel Johnson

  • Terry Pratchett

    That seems to point up a significant difference between Europeans and Americans. A European says: "I can't understand this, what's wrong with me?" An American says: "I can't understand this, what's wrong with him?"

    "It's still a lie. Like the lie about masks."
    "What lie about masks?"
    "The way people say they hide faces."
    "They do hide faces."
    "Only the one on the outside."

    Maskerade

  • Balzac a dit:

    Mes avis sur vos relations avec les femmes sont aussi dans ce mot de chevalerie: Les servir toutes, n'en aimer qu'une.

    Le véritable amour est éternel, infini, toujours semblable à lui-même; il est égal et pur, sans démonstrations violentes; il se voit en cheveux blancs, toujours jeune de cœur.

Little Women

Posted on 3 June, 2008 by Jon Whyte

I remember that I used to really love Little Women when I was littler. Jo’s Boys and Little Men were sad follow-ups in comparison.

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Now, I’m reading it again and it just doesn’t quite seem like it always did.

Laurie doesn’t feel as handsome and charming. Meg is annoying and affected. Jo seems almost autistic in her adolescence. Beth is meek and wishy-washy and almost not existing in her shyness. Amy is the most annoying little prat since Little Lord Fauntleroy. That last part hasn’t changed much – I’ve always detested Amy.

The entire March family – so good and wholesome and kindly – with words of spiritual wisdom tucked [not so inconspicuously] between the pages, oozing with parental love and kindness. It makes me squick now when a few years back I would have probably bathed in its warmth. Cynicism of the young adult? Very likely.

And the 1994 film? Hmm…I’ve always hated it how nothing really worked out for Jo. Beth’s death. Amy’s European trip. Amy getting married to Laurie [I know Jo didn't like him in that way but it still irked me how the two brats gravitated towards each other.] No, no. It was mainly my dislike for Amy and how she ended up with the ‘nicest’ ending – fiscally, I mean.

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I can’t even remember what I liked about it anymore! :(

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