Fun encounter with the fairer sex this morning. Went outside my apartment to the Farmer’s Market that usually serves only to deprive me of parking on Friday night. Browsed a little, then to the java stand. The pretty twenty-something compliments my “Frozen” shirt with a giggle and asks what I’d like. “Well … I’ve been craving a BBC. A big–” [beat, anxiety on her face] “black …” [beat, eyes widen] “… coffee.” She laughs. Funny she knew the acronym– maybe she’s...
Yesterday, I watched the second half of Magnolia, started the evening before. I’ve watched it dozens of times, and it’s gone from “meh” to my top two favorite PT Anderson films. There’s a quote heard throughout, and the last line for narrator Ricky Jay: And the book says, “We may be through with the past, but the past ain’t through with us.” In what “book” does this quote appear? After finding a clue on an archived thread that linked to...
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3 responses to “This Book Said The Past Ain’t Through With Us”
Gosh, I wish I would have had that inomrfation earlier!
Hey, I wondered, too, what book was being referenced. The quote sounds like something a great philosopher or writer of fiction would say.
Wanna chime in and say that the AA Big Book is often referred to as “the book” and it has this line in it.