Category Archives: Words I Wish I Had Written

Written words that have inspired me and made me feel totally inadequate whilst, at the same time, inspiring me to do better.

Farewell My Lovely – Raymond Chandler

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Nicholas J. Ordinans

I needed a drink, I needed a lot of life insurance, I needed a vacation, I needed a home in the country. What I had was a coat, a hat and a gun. I put them on and went out … Continue reading →

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Shane – Jack Schaefer

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Nicholas J. Ordinans

He rode into our valley in the summer of ’89. He was the man who rode into our little valley out of the heart of the great glowing West and when his work was done rode back whence he had … Continue reading →

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Brideshead Revisited – Evelyn Waugh

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Nicholas J. Ordinans

“I had been there before; I knew all about it.”

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