I Prefer Reading
'People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.'
--Logan Pearsall Smith. This line brought to mind an earlier sentiment from Marcel Proust.
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A weblog devoted to spurring a conversation among those who use words to varying degrees in their daily work. Hosted by John Ettorre, a Cleveland-based writer and editor. Please email me at: john.ettorre@gmail.com. "There comes a time when you realize that everything is a dream, and only those things preserved in writing have any possibility of being real." --James Salter
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
'People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.'
--Logan Pearsall Smith. This line brought to mind an earlier sentiment from Marcel Proust.
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- Name: John Ettorre
- Location: Cleveland, Ohio
I'm a Cleveland, Ohio-based writer, editor and writing coach, with more than 25 years of experience, including stints in Chicago and Washington, D.C. My work has appeared in more than 100 print and online publications, from the New York Times and the Christian Science Monitor to local and regional publications. My work has been recognized by awards (including an Emmy) from four journalism groups.
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7 Comments:
...but each should enhance the other.
Right you are...
I agree with Kass: art is life and life is art. They each inform the other. To read is to live, to live is to read.
Happy New Year, John. Thanks for your wisdom.
And a very happy new year to you, Elisabeth.
I am happy to agree with Kass and Elisabeth, you can't have one bout t'other. Neither's perfect though and the grass is always greener which is why I suppose I keep jumping between the two.
Have a good New Year when it comes, John.
And you also, Jim. Here's hoping I can one day enjoy a pint with you in Scotland.
The other quote that comes to mind here is from novelist Jerzy Kozinski: "Novels are a rehearsal for life." That's from an interview he gave in the NY Times Magazine back in the 70s or so. I've never forgotten it.
I think Kozinski was making the point, in the interview, that we can learn a lot about life, relationships, and people, from reading, but that in the end it all comes back to living a life.
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