I think you can also show success in life by in how much you mean to people. Something funny happened to me and I thought "I must tell Jill this, she is the only person who would understand! " I know Helen has missed not seeing you as much recently too.
I just returned from Paris as well. You made me laugh with your Proust on Substack conceit. He would have been checking his dashboard relentlessly and been furious that so few people "liked" his 10,000 word posts. I liked the way you changed "Lost Time" into "Wasted Time."
I don't see my career in finance as time wasted or lost. But I find myself just starting to write at age 62 so there's that sacrifice.
I've read all of Proust just once. I've read Swann's Way many times, and I'm convinced you can get the artistic value and enjoyment of Proust from that single, self-contained volume. Plus the latest translation is by Lydia Davis.
You’re very lucky you don’t feel it was time wasted. 🙏 Will tentatively consider adding Swann to the pile… there’s a lot ahead of it though. Hope you had a grand time in Paris!
BY LANGSTON HUGHES
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
A. Let’s bring back “dishy”
B. Fuck those school bitches (can I say that here? Well. I did.)
C. Fascinated by your Notes Cave, perpetually
D. Also put off prickly suspicious
A. Consider it done. The noun is deserving of attention too (ref: “he’s a dish”)
B. Ew, I’d rather not (can I say that here? Well, I did.) ☺️
C. Thanks me darlin’. There are gems in them, and turds too (turds are funnier than gems).
D. ✊🤝🤝 the company is great
I think you can also show success in life by in how much you mean to people. Something funny happened to me and I thought "I must tell Jill this, she is the only person who would understand! " I know Helen has missed not seeing you as much recently too.
Aw Richard 🥰☺️
Hi Jill,
I just returned from Paris as well. You made me laugh with your Proust on Substack conceit. He would have been checking his dashboard relentlessly and been furious that so few people "liked" his 10,000 word posts. I liked the way you changed "Lost Time" into "Wasted Time."
I don't see my career in finance as time wasted or lost. But I find myself just starting to write at age 62 so there's that sacrifice.
I've read all of Proust just once. I've read Swann's Way many times, and I'm convinced you can get the artistic value and enjoyment of Proust from that single, self-contained volume. Plus the latest translation is by Lydia Davis.
You’re very lucky you don’t feel it was time wasted. 🙏 Will tentatively consider adding Swann to the pile… there’s a lot ahead of it though. Hope you had a grand time in Paris!