tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9856077.post7458204584770854896..comments2023-03-11T05:22:36.232-04:00Comments on House of All Sorts: Reality trumps fictioncanaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676078694517781563noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9856077.post-44240294389306740162007-06-14T11:39:00.000-03:002007-06-14T11:39:00.000-03:00Who was it who said we lead lives of quiet despera...Who was it who said we lead lives of quiet desperation?<BR/>Thoreau in Walden. I just looked it up. The full quote is -<BR/>"The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation."<BR/>I didn't recognise this theme in Never Let Me Go so the Guardian review really added to my appreciation of the book. I did see this idea in The remains of the Day canaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03676078694517781563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9856077.post-21329180099369413672007-06-13T21:18:00.000-03:002007-06-13T21:18:00.000-03:00Yes, how can we - "go on" that is? How can we go o...Yes, how can we - "go on" that is? How can we go on knowing that we have not lived up to our potential, that we haven't really done anything 'great'? And not only that, but knowing that we will all grow old, that we will all come to the same end anyway no matter whether we do or don't? "Is that all there is to the circus? is that all there is?"mamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06280041863365347363noreply@blogger.com