To Caitlin in an email, subject line: cheesy quote
[“We write because we can’t not write. We want to make music out of our breath; we want to be under the power of an art that toys with us and could destroy us, but which allows us to get a glimpse of what’s real.” -Gary Young]
I took this quote from a Rumpus interview with the author. I send her stuff when it inspires me (well she actually writes). The line about music out of our breath, I effing loved it.
Her reply...
[yeah!
do i start every email with you with assent? yes! i do!
so i read the interview with gary young and got caught up for an hour reading about rimbaud and verlaine on wikipedia. rimbaud's mom was an overbearing troll! she made him smart but miserable, which plays perfectly into the dynamics of this family i'm writing about. thanks for the inspiration.
have you ever read 'someone like you' by roald dahl? i lean on his dark style of adult fiction a lot. i just put a great quote by him in my notebook:
"Parents and schoolteachers are the enemy. The adult is the enemy of the child because of the awful process of civilizing this thing that when it is born is an animal with no manners, no moral sense at all."
here's something you're welcome to get stuck in your head all day: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqV5KzbNYIQ ]
I've already made notes to the authors she has listed. I don't know what I love more, actually reading books or talking about authors of future books to read...sounds quite sad but it's true.
On a side note, I recently finished Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Not only was it a great read while being funny (he never lets me down) but discussion followed when I found out a few of my friends/coworkers read it too and really enjoyed it. The story is broken down into two parts: first part, more of ramblings in his head and the second part, explaining why with events that happened in his life. Don't expect to like the protagonist, he is a complete douche. Whats even better is that everyone can relate to him and though he created his own isolation in a way, he reminds us that we are all alone in this world (yeah, 'no man is an island' blah blah can go suck it). Next on the list, Chicken Soup for the Stone Hearted Soul by Juliet Han.
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