GammaGlobulin Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 (edited) As we continue to age (and is there any other way to live?), during this holiday season, we are reminded of the passage of time, most cruelly, it seems to me.... Anyway, this novel just popped into my head, one I read many years ago, and I think I might read it, again, before 2023 finally closes, out from under us. I have always thought that the novels written by Wolfe has some meaning for me, and maybe you might feel the same? Here is an excerpt to think about while your are gobbling down your gobbler....: Excerpt[edit] "At that instant he saw, in one blaze of light, an image of unutterable conviction, the reason why the artist works and lives and has his being—the reward he seeks—the only reward he really cares about, without which there is nothing. It is to snare the spirits of mankind in nets of magic, to make his life prevail through his creation, to wreak the vision of his life, the rude and painful substance of his own experience, into the congruence of blazing and enchanted images that are themselves the core of life, the essential pattern whence all other things proceed, the kernel of eternity." How old are you, this year, might I ask? Are you older than you were last year? I just mean...are you wiser? I hope you are. Otherwise, what were you doing with yourself during the past year that you are not a bit wise this year? There is good reason why time passes in only one direction in this universe. Do you know the reason? Do you care? Or, to you do your best to remain as oblivious as possible to reality, at this point in your lives? Maybe I will add a few thoughts in the comments section below, just in case anyone might wish to comment concerning this Pure Gold Topic of mine, this blustery Christmas Eve, in Thailand.... Merry Christmas. And, I would be more of a Scrooge if I did not care so much about all my close friends on TV.... I mean, I don't want to pour too much cold water on Christmas Eve... Gamma Globulin Merry Christmas to ALL....! NOTE: Wolfe was a GENIUS (And, whom amongst us does not prefer a GENIUS?) Edited December 24, 2023 by GammaGlobulin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyAndyAndy Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 Bro, I'm not reading anything that has more than two lines. What are you getting at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GammaGlobulin Posted December 24, 2023 Author Share Posted December 24, 2023 18 minutes ago, AndyAndyAndy said: Bro, I'm not reading anything that has more than two lines. What are you getting at? I am just getting at the fact that I might be feeling a bit of pathos, both for me and others, at the realization that another year has passed us by. Maybe, I wish I could live forever, but not really. Thomas Wolfe is an amazing author who understood the concept of.... Did you ever have the feeling that you wanted to stay....or go..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
save the frogs Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 what about humans barking on the internet? how do we fix that problem? oh sorry. wrong thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GammaGlobulin Posted December 24, 2023 Author Share Posted December 24, 2023 28 minutes ago, save the frogs said: what about humans barking on the internet? how do we fix that problem? oh sorry. wrong thread? Right thread. Wrong author. Tom Wolfe (not Thomas Wolfe) wrote: “They chain it up, and they beat it, and they bait it, and they taunt it, and they beat it some more, until it turns and bares its fangs and is ready for the final fight every time it hears a sound. (...) Well, in that situation dogs are smarter than humans. The dog doesn’t cling to the notion that he’s a fabulous house pet in some terrific dog show, the way the man does. The dog gets the idea. The dog knows when it’s time to turn into an animal and fight.” ― Tom Wolfe, The Bonfire of the Vanities And then, there is Virginia Woolf, but that is yet another author. YALE University, PhD.... Yeah... Ivy League... My type of guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GammaGlobulin Posted December 24, 2023 Author Share Posted December 24, 2023 3 hours ago, AndyAndyAndy said: Bro, I'm not reading anything that has more than two lines. What are you getting at? You can call me Bro. Or, you can call me.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
save the frogs Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 2 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said: YALE University, PhD.... Yeah... Ivy League... My type of guy. agreed. when you go into an Ivy league school, you have a Pretty Small D*ck. And when you graduate, you have a Pretty Huge D*ck (PHD) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GammaGlobulin Posted December 24, 2023 Author Share Posted December 24, 2023 5 minutes ago, save the frogs said: agreed. when you go into an Ivy league school, you have a Pretty Small D*ck. And when you graduate, you have a Pretty Huge D*ck (PHD) You sound like a member, in more ways than one. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoner Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 i'm headed up the river with a boat and no paddle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GammaGlobulin Posted December 24, 2023 Author Share Posted December 24, 2023 9 minutes ago, stoner said: i'm headed up the river with a boat and no paddle. Then, you must be... The African Queen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoner Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 11 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said: Then, you must be... The African Queen. i don't blame you for being scared gamma not one little bit. ain't no person in their right mind ain't scared of white waters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GammaGlobulin Posted December 24, 2023 Author Share Posted December 24, 2023 7 minutes ago, stoner said: i don't blame you for being scared gamma not one little bit. ain't no person in their right mind ain't scared of white waters Even worse than the white waters...Is... Blackwater Fever. Best you sleep under a net, my friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoner Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 7 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said: Best you sleep under a net, my friend. i look forward to one day being put to sleep under the net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GammaGlobulin Posted December 25, 2023 Author Share Posted December 25, 2023 24 minutes ago, stoner said: i look forward to one day being put to sleep under the net. Why wait? Do it now! Never put off for tomorrow....etc.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prubangboy Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 Love your deep dives into forgotten writers. Thomas Wolfe (I prefer Tom Wolfe as a writer) had that dense, overwritten style that today's readers cannot bear. As he said to Hemingway, "You're a taker outer, I'm a putter in-er." Like fellow genius's Faulkner and Steinbeck, his is a world where the various American regions were starkly different from each other. If bad luck ever brings you to Asheville, NC, his home is as crammed as his books. https://wolfememorial.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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