My love would also have me at night
With her in dream than out of sight.
Much as I love her, methinks
It is not right that man must be so married
To dreams as well.
Insomnia,
I thought would drive me nuts:
But that night my spouse so far gone
In sleep, and I in misery.
Much as she loves me
It is not [...]
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The Wit Of Women
Posted in anecdotes, tagged Colette, Humphrey Bogart, Ilka Chase, Mae West, soprano Schumann-Heink on April 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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Actress Ilka Chase (1900-1978) was exceptionally gifted and highly articulate. She had a number of books to her credit and one day she ran across the formidable Humphrey Bogart at a cocktail party and he rasped,”Say baby, that book of yours that just came out- that was a smart job. Who wrote it for you?”
“I [...]
Stiff Upperlip, Col. Bogey!
Posted in War Movies, tagged Alec Guinness, Col. Bogey March, David Lean, Geneva convention, War Movies on April 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Bridge On The River Kwai-1957
This is just a game, this war! You and Colonel Nicholson, you’re two of a kind, crazy with courage. For what? How to die like a gentleman… how to die by the rules… when the only important thing is how to live like a human being.
It’s World War II and [...]
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