"It was like the scratching of a pen,//The silence of the night writing in its diary." -- Charles Simic, from "Factory"
14 October 2007
The Perfect (Nobel) response
"I can't say I'm overwhelmed with surprise. I'm 88 years old and they can't give the Nobel to someone who's dead, so I think they were probably thinking they'd probably better give it to me now before I've popped off." -- Doris Lessing
(thanks for the heads up Tayari!)
Congratulations also to Al Gore, Nobel Peace Prize Winner! An Oscar, the Nobel...who needs the White House? Prediction, 2009: Al Gore wins Tony Award for "Global Warming on Broadway"....
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She comes across as a bit cantankerous. Did you catch her response on CNN. So different than other Nobel winners of this prize. I liked her immediately.
Well she HAS been around for a while, and has been politically active and giving folks what-for for years. She's just being herself (bless her)...and as you know 'older people' have the go ahead to say what they think!
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