“[A] generation ago ... the thing to do was to get married at twenty-one and go to work immediately, regardless of one's equipment or inclination or aptitude. But now they grow up into the convention that youth, that being under thirty years of age, is a protracted sophomore course without lectures, in which one must spend one's entire time dressed like a caricature, drinking homemade booze and pawing at the opposite sex in the intervals of being arrested by traffic policeman.”
This book delves into the various ways in which mosquitoes affect human existence, including their role in disease transmission and their ecological significance. more
William Faulkner, an American writer born on September 25, 1897, and died on July 6, 1962. Known for his unique narrative techniques and profound descriptions of Southern society and history, Faulkner is considered one of the great novelists of the 20th century. more
“Most self-employed people remain slaves to the employed’s working hours.”
“To be called insane: challenge convention. To be called possessed: challenge religion.”
“Public opinion is to an unconventional idea … what abortion is to sperm.”