Wise people speak because they have something to say, fools because they have to say something. Plato
Come Next Summer by Leigh Michaels – Powell’s Books I wanted something light and easy before I start to read anything else, so I choose one from Leigh Michaels. I used to like her short novels for this sole purpose, this one did not become my favorite though. I love her characters, they are really well written in every novel, but I just felt the story was poor in this one. Or maybe I have just read too much from her already and she seems to be working on the same pattern over and over again. But anyway I picked…
I just heard that Kofi Annan might be named as UN’s special envoy to Syria. I like the idea very much! fortyandtwo: “The idea that there is one people in possession of the truth, one answer to the world’s ills, or one solution to humanity’s needs, has done untold harm throughout history.” — Kofi Annan
Finally I got to see The Descendants last night. Since it only premiered last week in Hungary I have been waiting to see it for a really long time. Reading and hearing all the stuff about this movie I had all sorts of expectations but it really did surpass all of them. It has such a good balance between good humor and the sadness of the story. George Clooney was really good (despite all the ugly shirts :)), clearly I just love him in everything he does, although I don’t like big words like best acting of his career and…
