Glints of Light and Cat’s Cradle

19Oct08

From Glints of Light “See the cat? See the cradle?” 2 Again, Kurt Vonnegut’s Cat’s Cradle: Man blinked. “What is the purpose of all this?” he asked politely. “Everything must have a purpose?” asked God. “Certainly,” said man. “Then I leave you to think of one for all this,” said God. And He went away.

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What the Skater Saw in Joyce

13Sep08

From Quez Don’t Sleep: “God is just a shout in the street.”-Stephen Dedalus, from Jame’s Joyce’s Ulysses

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