tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175408984069796542.post5358970440712704259..comments2023-04-10T06:42:44.471-04:00Comments on Literary Snippets: The Fates We Have OrdainedGary Gauthierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01939746775173387425noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175408984069796542.post-19949751278170356532012-12-01T13:13:34.489-05:002012-12-01T13:13:34.489-05:00Thanks for commenting, Demetria. Nabokov seems to ...Thanks for commenting, Demetria. Nabokov seems to have hit on a little piece of eternity with this passage. I recently finished the book and all I can say is Wow!Gary Gauthierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01939746775173387425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175408984069796542.post-47970516995882932552012-11-30T22:02:55.665-05:002012-11-30T22:02:55.665-05:00Gary, how true it is we have fixed in our minds th...Gary, how true it is we have fixed in our minds the logical (or illogical), and conventional patterns we expect friends, family and even strangers to follow. Our preconceived notions of how someone should or should not be.<br /><br />However, in recent years I've tried to move away from these notions whenever I see them sprouting in my head, and allow people to unfold as they are without my judgment of it. <br /><br />Of course, this doesn't always work, but at least I now make the conscious effort to do so, whereas I never had before.Demetria Foster Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877677300606033348noreply@blogger.com