Are you restless like me?

Jenna's former blog. It will still be here, but she will not be here.

10/13/2005

 

I totally love Voltaire.

Why do we have to read Machiavelli? Why can't we read Voltaire? So.Much.Cooler.

"It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets."

"The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease."

"I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: 'O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous.' And God granted it."

"Once the people begin to reason, all is lost."

"This poem will never reach its destination."

posted by Jennanana  # 9:35 PM
Comments:
Voltaire is pretty good. We didn't read anything nearly that cool in high school. I got stuck with old hat stuff like "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" (so-so) and tons of Poe, Hawthorne, and Chaucer. My favorite though, was "The Minister's Black Veil"...wicked strange.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 8:05 AM
 
We're reading The Scarlet Letter right now, ugh.
# posted by Blogger Jennanana : 4:06 PM
 
I didn't like it either.I watched the movie instead. The one in the school library was surprisingly close to the actual book, according to one of my friends.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 10:32 AM
 
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