May 28, 2003
reading one about clouds
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The
lilies of the valley are blooming right now.
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Literature -
"Well, I've got to get back to work," Fred
said. "The plank press calls.
What are you going to do?"
"I think I'll go write," I said.
"Work on my book for a while."
"That sounds ambitious," Fred said.
"Is the book about weather like the
schoolteacher said?"
"No, it's not about weather."
"Good," Fred said. "I
wouldn't want to read a book about weather."
"Have you ever read a book?" I said.
"No," Fred said. "I
haven't but I don't think I'd want to start by
reading one about clouds."
Richard Brautigan, from his novel In Watermelon Sugar.


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