You can do it!

Here is some inspiration for your writing assignments. No no, just kidding, please don't write sentences like that! ;)

The Irish again

To continue our celebrations of St. Patrick's Day, have a look at some traditional (though a bit stylized) Irish dancing in its two major forms. First, the soft shoe dance:



And second, the hard shoe dance:



For me, Irish music and dance are absolutely unique and captivating.

Sir Terry Pratchett

Sad news again :( Fans around the world are mourning the loss of one of the most brilliant men - Sir Terry Pratchett. His writing was full of wit, wisdom and kindness all at once; his sense of humour was really exquisite and second to none. The cruel irony of his illness, which attacked this sparkling intellect, is unacceptable and unbearable. Characteristically, he called his condition (early onset Alzheimer's disease) "embuggerance", and faced it with incredible dignity and courage. Hera are a few of his sentences, about humans and about Death, one of his favourite characters in Discworld:

"Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom."

The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.

"Wisdom comes from experience. Experience is often a result of lack of wisdom."

If you want more, there are some brilliant quotes to be found

at BBC America's website Anglophenia.

We are lucky to have his many books to go back to, and to continue our conversation with him.