Tuesday, January 13, 2009

art imitating life

"Oh, do take me away. Please do. It's so awful, being here, and feeling so wicked."
Megan Hunter, in The Moving Finger (Agatha Christie)

Sometimes, the apt sentences just leap out at you when reading something.

(goes back to the garden to eat worms)

21 dropped by:

mister avant garde said...

is this post suggestive of your being cooped up at mcc girl?! coz, if it is, then i wouldn't mind switching places wit u da! i def wouldn't mind feeling awful or 'wicked' (grins!), cooped up in ur col!

ess said...

Eating worms is awful, no matter where you do it. Why do you do it, though?

Tazeen said...

Ah ... what perfect sentence indeed.

Chriz said...

martin's hall has done some real nasty stuff there

HP said...

you're telling me you have a chinese alter ego?

Trinaa said...

abe!! kya ho gaya hai?

vanilla sky said...

Hey, hows 'The curious incident...'? Have been reading a lot of reviews about it.

I'll try 2 be truthful said...

and yet it is only us who can take ourselves away :)

read your list of fav music 2day :)

i like sona mohapatra too :) very distinct voice .

Nikita said...

Oh I feel wicked all the time... no matter what place!!! :-)

Shoe Girl said...

I see ur in ' vegetating ' mode..arent u?

Mads said...

hmm interesting line there and

yeah its strange when suddenly some sentences are apt for the situation :|

Swayam said...

hmmmm..apun ke sath bhi aisa ich kuch hota hai... and i love such moments...

Abhi said...

i told you its a momentary thing.. such emotions, outbursts.

Do you feel the same way today? :) Nahi na? :)

Bubbly Vodka said...

Worms. Not good my child.

Che said...

early bird catching the worm?

pseudo intellectual said...

vinay: you're welcome to trade places. just remember, u ain't allowed to trade back :P
ess: i was feeling really, really blue. does that explain anything?
tazeen: :)
chriz: am sorry, but i didn't make the connection!

pseudo intellectual said...

HP: no way. i haven't had time to learn chinese yet :P
Trinaa: kuchh khaas nahin yaar. was just in a really bad mood that day
vanilla sky: i loved it. very different from the usual novel.
i'll try.. : sona mahapatra really, really rocks!

pseudo intellectual said...

niki: being wicked is good. amen to that :P
shoe girl: yeah, very blah :|
mads: yeah. not that i wanted it to be!
swayam: hmmm...
abhi: permanent feelings would be boring, no?

pseudo intellectual said...

BV: i agree :(
Che: heh. totally! :P

Amrita~Ams said...

interesting lyn..
but worms??:P

pseudo intellectual said...

yeah. me's very food of chinese food :P