Tag Archives: Books

“Special Topics in Calamity Physics”

Over Christmas break, I was given the book, “Special Topics in Calamity Physics,” by Marisha Pessl. My first thought was that the title of the book sounded daunting and overwelming. However, the book has nothing to do with physics. It is a fictional story about a young and precocious girl, Blue, who has to move [...]

Life of Pi Quotes

I will be continuously updating this list as I further read Life of Pi. Here are some of my favorite quotes so far: “…for the Greater Good and the Greater Profit are not compatible aims…” (Martel, 78) “To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation.” [...]

Life of Pi

Today was quite rainy. Infact, it was an absolutely horrid day. In spite of this fact, I was feeling rather cheerful. On my way back from class on a completely spontanious whim, I stopped by Von’s Music store. I browsed for a while and found nothing that really tickled my fancy. Then when I went [...]