Skip to content

Yahooey's Blog

A Little Bit of Anything

  • Home
  • Texts
    • A Little Book In C Major
    • All the World’s a Club
    • Fire and Ice (Robert Frost)
    • Take Something Like A Star
    • Nauseous Journey (Unedited)
  • About

Tag: Sarah Manguso

Quote of the Day

I used to be interested in mountains. They moved at a speed I could deal with. They waited for me to catch up.

“I used to be interested in mountains. They moved at a speed I could deal with. They waited for me to catch up.” — Sarah Manguso, Oceans, The Paris Review (Spring 2019)

Author YahooeyPosted on April 29, 2020April 22, 2020Categories QuotationsTags mountains, Sarah Manguso, speedLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

Quote of the Day

Our lies reveal as much about us as our truths.

“Our lies reveal as much about us as our truths.” — J. M. Coetzee, Slow Man

Author YahooeyPosted on July 7, 2019July 1, 2019Categories QuotationsTags biographies, foreshadow, J. M. Coetzee, lies, premonition, Sarah Manguso, Slow Man, truths2 Comments on Quote of the Day

Quote of the Day

Biographies should also contain the events that failed to foreshadow.

“Biographies should also contain the events that failed to foreshadow.” — Sarah Manguso, Short Days, The Paris Review (Winter 2014)

Author YahooeyPosted on July 6, 2019April 22, 2020Categories QuotationsTags biographies, foreshadow, premonition, Sarah MangusoLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

Quote of the Day

Most bird names are onomatopoeic—they name themselves. Fish, on the other hand, just have to float there and take what’s given.

“Most bird names are onomatopoeic—they name themselves. Fish, on the other hand, just have to float there and take what’s given.” — Sarah Manguso, Short Days, The Paris Review (Winter 2014)

Author YahooeyPosted on April 5, 2019March 30, 2019Categories QuotationsTags bird names, circumstance, fish, Paris Review, Sarah Manguso, Short Days, the Paris Review2 Comments on Quote of the Day

Quote of the Day

The trouble with comparing oneself to others is that there are too many others.

“The trouble with comparing oneself to others is that there are too many others.” — Sarah Manguso, Short Days, The Paris Review (Winter 2014)

Author YahooeyPosted on January 6, 2019December 29, 2018Categories QuotationsTags comparison, competition, others, Paris Review, Sarah Manguso, Short DaysLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

Recent Posts

  • Rabbit Push Bikes
  • Quote of the Day
  • Quote of the Day
  • Cody Lecoy – Frogged
  • Quote of the Day

Categories

Subscribe via RSS:

RSS Feed

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

All Original Material ©Yahooey
  • Home
  • Texts
    • A Little Book In C Major
    • All the World’s a Club
    • Fire and Ice (Robert Frost)
    • Take Something Like A Star
    • Nauseous Journey (Unedited)
  • About
Yahooey's Blog
  • Follow Following
    • Yahooey's Blog
    • Join 444 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Yahooey's Blog
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...