Merry Christmas

A hunger for books

This year, the Nobel Prize for Literature went to my dear Doris, arguably the first science fiction writer ever to receive the award.

Doris Lessing - Acceptance speech

Queens of crime

"Why do we take pleasure in gruesome death, neatly packaged as a puzzle to which we may find a satisfactory solution through clues - or if we are not clever enough, have it revealed by the all-powerful tale-teller at the end of the book?"

A.S. Byatt on the mistery novel

Saving the world...again

Ladies and gentlemen, Joss Whedon is back...

Giles: You mean life?

Buffy: Yeah. Does it get easy?

Giles: What do you want me to say?

Buffy: Lie to me.

Giles: Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.

Buffy: Liar.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer 2x07 - "Lie to me"

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