Comments on: Play it as it Lays by Joan Didion http://mightygirl.com/2013/02/18/play-it-as-it-lays-by-joan-didion/ Famous Among Dozens Thu, 23 May 2013 20:11:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Paul http://mightygirl.com/2013/02/18/play-it-as-it-lays-by-joan-didion/#comment-1259938 Paul Thu, 21 Feb 2013 02:58:30 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/?p=22227#comment-1259938 Play It As It Lays is one of the most iconic of all Joan Didion's great writing. A writing lesson in every book. Play It As It Lays is one of the most iconic of all Joan Didion’s great writing. A writing lesson in every book.

]]> By: meligrosa http://mightygirl.com/2013/02/18/play-it-as-it-lays-by-joan-didion/#comment-1259860 meligrosa Tue, 19 Feb 2013 03:38:29 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/?p=22227#comment-1259860 This is wonderful, I have read so much in the last few months :) I recently re-read this piece, as I didn't quite get her at all in my early twenties. Age does perspective a body of wonderful good. A visual chunk that has stayed with me is Maria driving on that freeway by 10. I copied/paste the exact words: <i>"Outside she did not have to be afraid that she would not wake up, outside she could sleep. Sleep was essential if she was to be on the freeway by ten o'clock.</i> This is wonderful, I have read so much in the last few months :)
I recently re-read this piece, as I didn’t quite get her at all in my early twenties. Age does perspective a body of wonderful good.

A visual chunk that has stayed with me is Maria driving on that freeway by 10. I copied/paste the exact words:

“Outside she did not have to be afraid that she would not wake up, outside she could sleep. Sleep was essential if she was to be on the freeway by ten o’clock.

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