songs in the key of life

'The Japanese have a saying - a man gets bored with a beautiful woman after three days but he gets used to a plain woman after three days.'


Men from the Boys

Tony Parsons



'I remember everything!' cried Pinocchio. "Tell me quickly, dear snail, where did you leave my good fairy? What is she doing? Has she pardoned me? Does she still remember me? Does she love me still?"



Carlo Collodi

Pinocchio




I knew I would have to ‘throw in my lot’ with a woman as Lawrence had done with Frieda. Besides, I had already spent far too much time on my own. If I spent much more time on my own I would end up spending the rest of my life on my own. Even my crippling indecisiveness was primarily a symptom of having spent so much time on my own. In a couple decisions are argued and debated; when you are alone there is no one to argue and debate with. To render my solitude bearable, therefore, I had internalised the dynamic of a couple who spent their time bickering ceaselessly about where to live and what to do.


Out of Sheer Rage

Geoff Dyer