tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post9135956914850535075..comments2023-12-30T17:31:11.883+00:00Comments on The Solitary Walker: Orwellian OpeningsThe Solitary Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-77757606717240980792009-01-14T10:47:00.000+00:002009-01-14T10:47:00.000+00:00Thanks for this, am. Though I'm familiar with Simo...Thanks for this, am. Though I'm familiar with Simone Weil and Thomas Merton, I knew hardly anything about Dorothy Day. What a remarkable person. A woman of action as well as words - like Orwell.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-57717718431219048092009-01-13T22:49:00.000+00:002009-01-13T22:49:00.000+00:00WOMAN ON THE THIRD FLOOR: "Vache!"BOB DYLAN:And he...WOMAN ON THE THIRD FLOOR: "Vache!"<BR/><BR/>BOB DYLAN:<BR/>And he says, "How?" <BR/>And you say, "What does this mean?" <BR/>And he screams back, "You're a cow . . ."<BR/><BR/>Could it be?<BR/>(-:<BR/><BR/>DOWN AND OUT IN PARIS AND LONDON was one of the books Dorothy Day most admired. I read that in THE LIFE YOU SAVE MAY BE YOUR OWN: AN AMERICAN PILGRIMAGE, by Paul Elie. Her writing was certainly influenced by Orwell.<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for bring George Orwell's writing to my attention again, solitary walker.amhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212213177713917828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-89843809032340159462009-01-12T18:04:00.000+00:002009-01-12T18:04:00.000+00:00I've never read Down and Out in Paris and London. ...I've never read Down and Out in Paris and London. You've intrigued me now, I shall have to get a copy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com