Reading Between the Lines – ‘The Velveteen Rabbit’
“Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things don’t matter at all, because once you are Real you can’t be ugly, except to people who don’t understand.”
— Margery Williams, Velveteen Rabbit
This quote comes from “The Velveteen Rabbit” by Margery Williams, a classic children’s book about how toys—and by extension, people—become “Real” through the experience of love. In the context of the story, the quote is spoken by the Skin Horse to the Velveteen Rabbit, explaining what it means to be Real, a state of being that toys achieve through the love of a child.
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Reading Between the Lines – ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’
He is right. We are not youth any longer. We don’t want to take the world by storm. We are fleeing. We fly from ourselves. From our life. We were eighteen and had begun to love life and the world; and we had to shoot it to pieces. The first bomb, the first explosion, burst in our hearts. We are cut off from activity, from striving, from progress. We believe in such things no longer, we believe in war.
― Erich Maria Remarque, All Quiet on the Western Front
The quote from Erich Maria Remarque’s novel, All Quiet on the Western Front, encapsulates the profound disillusionment and existential crisis experienced by soldiers during World War I.
The novel, published in 1929, is narrated by Paul Bäumer, a young German soldier who, along with his classmates, is encouraged to join the army by their schoolmaster.
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This Is What $1 Million Houses Look Like In Los Angeles
$1,085,388 3bd | 2ba 1,590 sqft
The California Association of Realtors found that families in the local area must make a minimum of $192,800 annually to afford the median home price in L.A. County, which stood at $849,410 for 2022. This calculation is based on the assumption that prospective buyers can provide a 20% down payment upfront.
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Cultural No-Nos You Need to Be Aware of When Traveling in These 13 Countries
Japan
Don’t tip anyone: “Tipping is just not part of the culture. Don’t even leave the small change. People will come running after you with it.”
Don’t wear your shoes in someone’s house: “If you see other people taking their shoes off, do the same. (Note: there’s a small area right inside the entrance called a ‘genkan’ which is usually one level below the rest of the house, where you take off your shoes. You don’t take them off outside the house!)”
Don’t hug people you just met: “Most people don’t like it, especially older folk.”
Don’t stand on the wrong side of the escalator: “In Tokyo you stand on the left. In Osaka you stand on the right. Follow what other people are doing.”
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She Played Ursa in Superman 2. See Sarah Douglas Now at 71
Kryptonian villainess Ursa, clad in black leather and wielding a cold icy stare, remains etched in the memories of generations who witnessed the epic showdown in “Superman II.”
But what became of the actress who brought her to life, the enigmatic Sarah Douglas? Let’s journey back to her early days and explore her path after conquering Kryptonian skies.
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