Powered by glolg
Display Preferences Most Recent Entries Chatterbox Blog Links Site Statistics Category Tags About Me, Myself and Gilbert XML RSS Feed
Monday, Apr 11, 2011 - 00:12 SGT
Posted By: Gilbert

Going Back

"Anybody can look at a pretty girl and see a pretty girl. An artist can look at a pretty girl and see the old woman she will become. A better artist can look at an old woman and see the pretty girl that she used to be. But a great artist - a master - and that is what Auguste Rodin was - can look at an old woman, portray her exactly as she is... and force the viewer to see the pretty girl she used to be... and more than that, he can make anyone with the sensitivity of an armadillo, or even you, see that this lovely young girl is still alive, not old and ugly at all, but simply prisoned inside her ruined body. He can make you feel the quiet, endless tragedy that there was never a girl born who ever grew older than eighteen in her heart... no matter what the merciless hours have done to her. Look at her, Ben. Growing old doesn't matter to you and me; we were never meant to be admired - but it does to them."

- Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land


Re-reading books that I have not touched for years (a decade, even) is a strange experience - chapters that once made my head hurt, are now clear. There's something to be said for age after all.

Attended another 4O-cean wedding, with another in the works. That's four down, 30 to go. Forgot to take the shot glass table gift with me. Darn.

On to Hattrick. New season, new skin and all that:



And a GIF that conveys the true meaning of friendship:



One coding experience coming up. I intend to enjoy it.



comments (0) - email - share - print - direct link
trackbacks (0) - trackback url


Next: Water No More


Related Posts:
One Score And Six
Was There Ever...
Facts About Life
Mega Bonus Post
Medal Ways
Back to top

Copyright © 2006-2025 GLYS. All Rights Reserved.