I Am Mary/Martha. Good one, Francis. Cheers. On Jan 31, 10:30 am, frantheman <[email protected]> wrote: > Ah, Molly, your post echoes pretty completely my own experience at the > moment! > > Here's one you'll like! The Salinger-Zinn interplay you refer to has a > long pedigree in Christian symbolism; meditation on the Mary/Martha > dichotomy ... > > Have a good Sunday, > > Francis > > On 31 Jan., 15:04, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > > yes, my friend, it seems that business and family have been requiring > > more of my attention since the holidays here in the states. But it is > > all good. The part of me that yearns for the seclusion of Salinger is > > called out into states that better resemble Zinn, and so it is > > interesting for me that these two men that I so admire passed > > together. > > > You have refreshed my memory of The Outsider, although I read it in my > > late teens. I will review it again! > > > On Jan 30, 5:29 pm, Vamadevananda <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > It was a long time ago, but allow me to find the words ... > > > > Above all, I recall, Salinger had discovered a plot that moved in > > > accord with rush of blood in my veins and had found the voice that > > > remained loyal to the rebel I was ! > > > > The only comparable unity of being and behaviour, ploughing through > > > the desperate terrain of despair and contradictions all sensitive > > > minds especially suffer, would those defining instances in The > > > Outsider : one, when Mersault fires five more shots into lifeless body > > > of the irritant Arab on the beach, and, two, when he yanks the > > > chaplain by the collar and hollers into his face his exclusive concern > > > with his life on this earth than that in Heaven. > > > > Molly, what are you up to these days ? Don't get to hear from you as > > > frequently. > > > > On Jan 31, 12:25 am, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I liked this article: > > > > > Bunch Of Phonies Mourn J.D. Salinger > > > > > CORNISH, NH—In this big dramatic production that didn't do anyone any > > > > good (and was pretty embarrassing, really, if you think about it), > > > > thousands upon thousands of phonies across the country mourned the > > > > death of author J.D. Salinger, who was 91 years old for crying out > > > > loud. "He had a real impact on the literary world and on millions of > > > > readers," said hot-shot English professor David Clarke, who is just > > > > like the rest of them, and even works at one of those crumby schools > > > > that rich people send their kids to so they don't have to look at them > > > > for four years. "There will never be another voice like his." Which is > > > > exactly the lousy kind of goddamn thing that people say, because > > > > really it could mean lots of things, or nothing at all even, and it's > > > > just a perfect example of why you should never tell anybody anything. > > > > > On Jan 29, 10:27 am, Vamadevananda <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Molly, Salinger was an icon to me who'd use ALL and leave behind ALL. > > > > > No wonder he was a recluse, as I now understand ! > > > > > > On Jan 29, 8:59 pm, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > no phoneys allowed. > > > > > > > On Jan 29, 10:50 am, Vamadevananda <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > I can be be never be sad about Salinger. Because he, as I know > > > > > > > him, > > > > > > > would not be looking for it ( if it be forced ) ! > > > > > > > > On Jan 29, 7:14 pm, Ian Pollard <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Yes, a very sad loss. Salinger dead too... what a crappy start > > > > > > > > to 2010. > > > > > > > > > Ian
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