Literary Quote of the Day: “They Still Remembered to Use Stones”

You’ve all probably heard the statistics on what happens to Lottery winners. A majority of them end up no better or even worse off than before their victory. In the short story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson, it’s clear that everyone who wins this town’s lottery ends up worse off than they were before. This […]

Literary Quote of the Day: “The Year was 2081…”

Kurt Vonnegut is my favorite author. And today’s quote comes from his most famous short stories: “Harrison Bergeron.” Intro Music I don’t need to set the scene for this one. Vonnegut does it himself in the story’s opening:  “THE YEAR WAS 2081, and everybody was finally equal. They weren’t only equal before God and the […]

Literary Quote of the Day: “The Joy that Kills”

Today’s literary quote of the day involves an ironic short story from a great writer of ironic short stories. It’s from Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour.” Set the scene: Louise Mallard loves her husband and his tragic, sudden death shocks Mrs. Mallard into a state of…….joy. What the heck?!?! We’ll let her explain: […]