Orwell & Fluff
Lomanno (lomanno@ix.netcom.com)
Mon, 16 Nov 1998 12:15:27 -0500
Camille wrote:
> Amazon also claims that if we're a fan of Salinger we're also likely to
> like Hemingway, Joseph Heller, Orwell and Kerouac. What do you think?
>
Although I agree with this statement, I don't really see the parallel
between Orwell and Salinger. I like them for completely different
reasons. Orwell writes of politics and government mostly (his essay "Why
I Write" claims that all writing is political), while Salinger tends to
write about people's insides, relationships, and personal neuroses.
As I was writing this post, I pulled out Orwell's essay "Why I Write,"
and I'd like to share a fascinating quote that always leaves me
thinking:
"All writers are vain, selfish, and lazy, and at the very bottom of
their motives lies a mystery. Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting
struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness. One would never
undertake such a think if one were not driven by some demon whom one can
neither resist nor understand."
Since there are many writers in this list, I think we can all relate.
John wrote:
> Finally, regarding "fluff" or no fluff. I assume we're not talking here
> about sandwich spread nor about the practice used to keep certain
> performers "ready" in between takes during the shooting of porn films. To
> "fluff," as some of you more lascivious people out there are doubtless
> aware, is now a full time profession for certain people in the adult
> entertainment industry.
Sorry, John, I'm not up on my "porn" lingo, although now that you
mention it I did see some "fluff girls" on Jerry Springer once.
--Kari