Category: Books

A black fountain pen on a journal page

Collected quotes, 5 of n

This entry is part 8 of 10 in the series Bits and Pieces

Love and grief

A black fountain pen on a journal page

Collected quotes, 4 of n

This entry is part 7 of 10 in the series Bits and Pieces

He had so much to give—stories, reflection, engagement—that somehow none of us ever noticed just how much he was withholding.

A black fountain pen on a journal page

Collected quotes, 3 of n

This entry is part 5 of 10 in the series Bits and Pieces

Geometry has nothing to do with it. It’s all about finding perfection, and perfection can’t be found in something as

A black fountain pen on a journal page

Collected quotes, 2 of n

This entry is part 2 of 10 in the series Bits and Pieces

Things don’t have purposes, as if the universe were a machine, where every part has a useful function. What’s the

A black fountain pen on a journal page

Collected quotes, 1 of n

This entry is part 1 of 10 in the series Bits and Pieces

All these clocks, like the whole information industry today, run the risk of no longer communicating anything because they tell

Home and the city

I’ve been working my way through Reportage on Crime, an anthology of Nick Joaquin’s true crime stories. One such piece,