Literary Quote of the Day: “Don’t Be a Bindle Stiff”

The first time I read chapter 5 of Of Mice and Men I was on a stationary bike at Gold’s Gym. When Lennie broke Curley’s Wife’s neck, I had to stop, walk outside, and collect myself. Today’s literary quote of the day comes from Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. Intro Music Crooks sees a lot. […]

Literary Quote of the Day: “It Didn’t Make Sense to Me”

The first time I read The Great Gatsby I thought Gatsby was cool. Then I got older and realized Gatsby is kind of pathetic. Perhaps I’m being judgmental, unlike Nick Carraway. Intro Music Nick doesn’t drink very often, but when he does it’s usually at an apartment in New York with his cousin’s husband and […]

Literary Quote of the Day: “Nothing Except a Single Green Light”

There are very few things Greater than Gatsby and you’re participating in two of them at the same time: (1) Summer Vacation; (2) This podcast. It’s already page 24 and we really haven’t met the titular man of the novel. Here’s how Nick describes his first (kind of) encounter with the Jay Gatsby: Quote: He […]