Was wondering today, a little sophomorically I guess, whether these aren’t the three engines of literature. Or maybe just wishing I could find a different place to write from. (Then again, how many great novels about happiness can you name? My friend Maud Casey would suggest Paul LaFarge’s ‘Haussman, or the Distinction.’ How many others?)
Then a friend of mine came by and gave me a copy of Rhino’s new ‘Where The Action Is! L.A. Nuggets,’ which in turn brought to mind nostalgia and yearning as similar engines. Which might be considered synonyms for happiness.
Scratch that theory…