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Yes, I know where my towel is.

I am supposed to be researching Mark Twain's advice on writing today, but I have ended up just rereading some of his works instead. Twain himself is tempting me away from researching him!

Oh yes. Cat's Cradle--good one. I forgot to mention it. Some of the catchphrases in it have entered popular culture, even if people don't realize it. It's an important book. I suggest everyone read it.

Are you sure your recollection of this book isn't just one of those "recovered memories" of Satanic rituals? ;)

Do you lend books to friends? Do you borrow books from them? Any repercussions?

Susan Sarandon and Michael Caine, for their acting talent. My favorite voice for animated movies is Robin Williams.

The legendary page 26 in The Godfather. ;)

By the way, if you like Snow Crash, you might like the spoof of it, Headcrash, by Bruce Bethke.

The Bridges of Madison County. Can I get an Amen on that?

Mark Twain couldn't put pen to paper without making me laugh. The early chapters of Tom Sawyer are a good example.

The Hatter was the first to break the silence. 'What day of the month is it?' he said, turning to Alice: he had taken his watch out of his pocket, and was looking at it uneasily, shaking it every now and then, and holding it to his ear. Alice considered a little, and then said 'The...

Yes. And while I'm at it, why can't we have a perfect world where I would live in this fourth-floor walkup and books would have no weight?

That all bookstores and libraries should be open twenty-four hours a day.

You know how movies have director's cuts? I too have a version of each novel I write that is just for me. It's the version I want to read. It satisfies my personal reasons for tackling the story in the first place, but wouldn't necessarily be marketable. If it's for me, after all, other...

Some of our books are collector's items. We use strips of acid-free paper. We're boring. Of course, this means that we have to have supplies of those bookmarks all over the apartment, because we might be reading anywhere and need one. In fact, when I get a book and put it on my to-read...

Thanks. And though I don't like to shill, the bookworm is from here: http://www.giantmicrobes.com/critters/bookworm.html

I used my real name; I have a photo of myself in my profile; and I chose the avatar of a cuddly bookworm because that's what I am.

Ah, Steinbeck. His books are labelled Great Literature, so a lot of people are afraid of them. My husband and I were in the play Of Mice and Men in college, so it has a special place in our hearts. Grapes of Wrath--omigod, did I cry. I believe this is his richest and most inspired book...

American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms is my current favorite of this type of book.

Man's Search for Meaning, by Viktor Frankl.