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Tag Archives: Rudyard Kipling
The Cycle
I worshipped Kipling at 13, loathed him at 17, enjoyed him at 20, despised him at 25, and now again rather admire him. — George Orwell, 1936
Kipling
“If I knew Ireland as well as Kipling seems to know India, I fancy I could write something good.” — James Joyce, 1907. “Dubliners” was finally published in 1914.
Pure Magic
“These are the pure Magic. These are the clear vision. The rest is only poetry.” — Rudyard Kipling on Keats and Coleridge
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Kapuściński: “Kipling’s formula”
From Ryszard Kapuscinski’s book Shah of Shahs (about the last Shah of Iran): Transcript from another interview with an Iranian man: He was reading a lot now and translating London and Kipling. When he remembered his English years, he thought … Continue reading
Joyce and Kipling
“If I knew Ireland as well as R[udyard] K[ipling] seems to know India, I fancy I could write something good.” — James Joyce, 1907. “Dubliners” was finally published in 1914.
… Under Its Magic
“I forget all my worries while under its magic. And there are critics who say Kipling is ‘outmoded’. It is to laugh. I would not give the tale of the Captains of the Wall for all the reeking sex stuff … Continue reading
LM Montgomery on “Barrack-Room Ballads” by Kipling
“They are capital — full of virile strength and life. They thrill and pulsate and burn, they carry you along in their rush and swing, till you forget your own petty interests and cares, and burst out into a broader … Continue reading
That Cat Again
The Cat. He walked by himself. He went through the wet Wild Woods, waving his wild tail, and walking by his wild lone. — Rudyard Kipling “The Cat That Walked by Himself”
Kipling’s Cat
No label is (or should be) a monolith. Humanity is too diverse. If you feel you must accept every single precept set down by any ideology, then you clearly are involved in a cult, and need to de-program your brain. … Continue reading
Kipling’s Cat
Humanity is diverse. If you feel you must accept every single precept set down by any ideology, then you clearly are involved in a cult, and need to de-program your brain. One of the most important aspects of being human … Continue reading

