“As a writer, I have to admit, there is something darkly compelling about Alzheimer's because it attacks the two things most central to a writer's craft - language and memory, which together make up an individual's identity. Alzheimer's makes a new character out of a familiar person.” PersonsTwoCharacterTogetherIndividualLanguageMemoriesIdentityFamiliarCraftsTwo ThingsCompellingAlzheimerAlzheimer's Author:Charlie Pierce
“It is the doctrine of the oligarchy that there is nothing that we hold in common, that the commonwealth is a myth, that it is even a sign of softheadedness and weakness. The oligarchical power feeds on the sense that we are all individuals, struggling on our own, and ennobled by the effort.” IndividualCommonEffortStruggleWeaknessMythDoctrineCommonwealthOligarchy Author:Charlie Pierce
