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Strangers on a train
I like long train journeys because they provide me with the time to read books, magazines and newspapers. Once, on a train in Germany, I was reading a newspaper or a news magazine. Across the table sat a man who … Continue reading
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Tagged books, der Fremde im Zug, Hitchcock, newspapers, politeness, reading, Strangers on a train, time, train, waste of time
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“Why don’t you get married?”
“What’s the point?”, I could retort. Or talk about freedom, independence and self-determination. But for now, I will just point you to the answer given by J. D. Salinger in his novella “Zooey“: “I like to ride in trains too much. You … Continue reading
The joy of reading many books at the same time.
“What are you currently reading?” – Don’t ask me this question if you don’t have a few minutes time. Because I love to read several books at the same time. Of course not absolutely simultaneously, but I begin with the … Continue reading
The Happy Hermit 