Brilliant Prose

The fundamental difference between rich and poor/George Orwell

The fundamental difference between rich and poor/George Orwell

The mob (the thought runs) are such low animals that they would be dangerous if they had leisure; it is safer to keep them too busy to think. A rich man who happens to be intellectually honest, if he is questioned about the improvement of working conditions, usually says something like this: ‘We know that […]

Looking for something else to say/ Fredrik Backman

Looking for something else to say/ Fredrik Backman

He stands there, slowly twisting the wedding ring on his finger. As if looking for something else to say. He still finds it painfully difficult being the one to take charge of a conversation. That was always something she took care of. He usually just answered. This is a new situation for them both.  Finally […]