Novel on Yellow Paper, or Work It Out for Yourself
A British Literature, Literature, Fiction book. But human beings must suffer, and must make suffering for themselves, and beat themselves up into spiritual frenzies,...
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But human beings must suffer, and must make suffering for themselves, and beat themselves up into spiritual frenzies, and oh death and desolation, and oh night space and horror, and oh keep my dream from me. And how very splendid it is that we can do all this to ourselves and have such a splendid and really ingenious gift for inflicting suffering upon ourselves. For suffering and strain are the gauge of life, and who wishes to live like a vegetable?But sometimes suffering measures life and ends it. And then it is not good at all. And between two people... Now when a people has dictators, that is a symptom that they are running mad. They should be watched. I think they should be watched very closely. And later they should be prevented. Now think it is not a nation but an individual, now see, this is like he had a disease. Stevie Smith, Novel on Yellow Paper // My friendships, they are a very strong part of my life, they are as light as gossamer but also they are as strong as steel. And I cannot throw them off, nor altogether do with them or without them. And I love them at the point where they say: It is nice to see you again. And I love them too at the point when they say: Good-bye, come again soon. The rhythm of friendship is a very good rhythm. Stevie Smith, Novel on Yellow Paper //
Read for Just Read readathon, sponsored by Reema RattanI think this is the fourth book of this type I've read for Just Read - the vignettey, not-quite-a-novel-not-quite-a-memoir, impressionistic kinda thing: My Struggle, The Argonauts, Speedboat and now this (and in between, on the side, Luke Carman's An elegant young man...). Read... My review: https://theblankgarden.com/2017/05/12... This book is definitely not for those who love straight-forward plots and prose. The book reads like a poem. It takes time to read, too, re-reading passages to figure out what she means, much like one of the more dense Joyce novels. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and thought the character of Pompey had amazing insights and was an especially...
