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Tag Archives: Antoine de Saint-Exupery
“But man has always succeeded in rising again.” — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Today is the birthday of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Here is an extraordinary excerpt from Wind, Sand and Stars – a book I last read in high school, when I was in my Richard Bach-airplane-writing-soulmate-search phase. Listen to this prose. And … Continue reading
The Books: War Within & Without: Diaries And Letters Of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, 1939-1944
Daily Book Excerpt: Memoirs: Next book on the Memoir/Letters/Journals shelf is War Within & Without: Diaries And Letters Of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, 1939-1944 Anne Lindbergh’s journals of these terrible years read, at times, like one long apologia for her husband’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Antoine de Saint-Exupery, Charles Lindbergh, France, Germany, Memoirs, war, WWII
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Fitzgerald and St. Ex. What a Difference a Week Makes
I am now in a whole new landscape. Passing through a crucible. It will inevitably leave me “lesser than”, I know that much from life, and it can’t be helped. Can’t be gone around, must be gone through. For now, … Continue reading
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Tagged Antoine de Saint-Exupery, F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Crack-Up
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1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
Jessa Crispin has an interesting interview with Peter Boxall, editor of 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. I loved what Boxall said at the end: Having benefited from an extraordinary number of emails and letters as well as … Continue reading
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Saint-Ex: “Voici mon secret.”
Today is the birthday of Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Saint-Ex had a brief intersection with the Lindberghs. Anne Lindbergh wrote the whole thing up feverishly in her journal. She spent 24 hours with the man, and she fell in love with … Continue reading
Antoine de Saint Exupery’s Letter
Thanks to Photon Courier, I came across this page about WWII pilots, which led me to Antoine de Saint Exupéry’s “Letter to an American”. You don’t want to miss this one.
Soulmates: Intro to Richard Bach
Here’s my first essay on this topic. Now? I’ll take on how I got suckered into the whole thing in my early 20s, and escaped from its clutches within an inch of my life. Had to go through the phase, … Continue reading
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St.-Ex: “He is optimistic that man will come out on top of the machine”
August 5th, 1939 – from Anne Lindbergh’s journal – continued from this excerpt I go ahead with supper, talking about Russia and aviation … He talks about desert flying, the variety it had, in the sands. And I quote TE … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Antoine de Saint-Exupery, Charles Lindbergh
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Anne Lindbergh on St. Exupery
Here’s my intro to this little series. Part I, from Lindbergh’s journal Part II Part III A couple more to come. She wrote a ton about her one night meeting with this man.
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Anne Lindbergh on meeting St.-Ex: “That strange childish desire to give it all”
August 5th, 1939 – from Anne Lindbergh’s journal – continued from this excerpt [St.-Ex and I talked] of translations — the difficulties of: “There is a German poet I like very much, who excites me more than anyone I have … Continue reading
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