Re: Criteria time

Bethany M. Edstrom (Bethany.M.Edstrom@Dartmouth.EDU)
Thu, 08 Jan 1998 15:33:08 -0500 (EST)

--- You wrote:
he wrote the majority of
"On the Road" in just three weeks time 
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with the help of all sorts of chemical substances...

Personally, I read Kerouac for his language. He was a master of the rambling,
beautiful, mind-blowing sentence. I remember reading On the oad and being tired
by the end of the plot, the arrogance and aimlessness of the characters--of
everything except the language. I also made it through The Town and the
City--his 800-plus page tome in which he tried to imitate Thomas Wolfe--solely
on the strength of its language. He's worth reading, especially for writers,
just for that.

Grapes of Wrath in 100 days? I didn't know that...I am currently writing a
novel as my senior thesis in college and the idea of finishing it by May is
(still) staggering.

But--my reason for posting. D, could you please post "Capote's infamous quote"?
I can't think of what it would be, although maybe I've heard it.

Sorry about the headache,
Bethany