Joseph Conrad
我必須承認我在第一段看到睡著了:P
(當年我在看黑暗之心時也是昏昏欲睡啊。)
可是最後他為了那位sharer 所做的舉動真是有某種英雄氣概,或許這
才是他收留那個人的動機,為了成就雙方的壯烈抉擇,但是他說的沒
錯,He is too proud to explain.
Love Medicine/Louise Erdrich
很棒的故事,充滿了想像力以及淡淡的悲傷。
每當看見印地諳人的題材,我就不免想起少年小樹之歌,而巧合的是,
又是主角與祖父母的故事(雖然沒有血緣關係)。而且,我覺得很好看。
生死豁達。
"And that's when I saw how much grief and love she felt for him.
And it gave me a real shock to the system. You see I thought
love got easier over the years so it didn't hurt so bad when it
hurt, or feel so good when it felt good. I thought it smoothed out
and old people hardly noticed it. I thought it curled up and died, I
guess. Now I saw it rear up like a whip and lash."
"Oh yes, I'm bitter as an old cutworm just thinking of how they
done to us and doing still." (I must confess this sentence is my
favorite.)
"It struck me how strong and reliable grief was, and death. Until
the end of time, death would be our rock."
"If I ever saw King again, I'd shake his hands. Forgiving some-
body else made the whole thing easier to ber."
I wonder whether I am forgiven or not now. Just wondering, cuz
that matters not, either. Nothing matters.