The IO9 article on his death is getting some really good comments. He sounds like he's had a lovely impact on a ton of people--not just through his writing, but also directly, in person.
I have to go look up that quote about people dying three deaths.
In lighter news, a quiz: which famous book starts with these lines?
I got 7 out of 10.
Hah! 10 out of 10!
That was either too easy or I "read too much", as some people say.
I got all but the Narnia. I find that I'm okay with that.
I got two wrong: one I didn't know and one I knew and yet clicked on the wrong answer.
I am such a B student.
That was either too easy or I "read too much", as some people say.
I got them all too. It was pretty easy, I say. Except for a few. I was unsure about the Narnia one, but I pulled through.
I think I got 9 out of 10 (there was only 1 I wasn't sure of), but IE choked on that page, and it didn't save my answers.
I was unsure about the Narnia one, but I pulled through.
Heh, whereas the Narnia one was a gimme, since they showed you a still photo of the actor who was
cast as Scrubb in the movie Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
I still love that first sentence: it's rather awesome.
I got 10 out of 10, but I guessed blind on two of them.
I got 10 out of 10, but I guessed the Harry Potter one. Also, there are several that I mostly know because they are always on these quizzes