Today is the anniversary of the Bard’s birth. Check out ways to commemorate the day below, complete with cakes, quizzes, quotes and more. 1. Bake a Shakespeare-inspired birthday cake Introducing… Cakespeare! To celebrate Shakespeare’s b-day, the Victoria and Albert Museum …
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Top Ten Self-Deprecating Quotes from Authors
The literary world is a pretentious place, right? You wouldn’t think so judging by these ten quotes from authors playfully poking fun at their success. Who knew the Paris Review was such a popular venue in which to be self-deprecating? …
The David Foster Wallace Dictionary
When David Foster Wallace died in 2008, he left behind a legacy of three excellent novels, several short story collections, and numerous essays. But what many of his fans may not be familiar with is Wallace’s secret preparations for (perhaps?) …
Shakespeare and Fry and Bly, Oh My! : Literary Quotes On Storms
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If This Grumpy Cat Could Talk…
Literature’s grumpiest quotes meet Tardar Sauce, the world’s grumpiest cat. —Noël Coward —Edgar Allen Poe —Jane Austen —A. N. Wilson —Friederich Nietzche –George Orwell, 1984 What other grumpy quotes could we make Tardar Sauce say? Let’s get catankerous, people.