[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$ffTLLZKC-Msf2uh0l-TlVRVU2UTkBdhQkUD5lrmKLuzw":3,"$fnSBeN-Jw8nNu1m329z-1xpv5y0GccQLG_XzcFvIeC98":12},{"author":4,"tags":11},{"author_id":5,"author_name":6,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"bio":9,"short_bio":9,"slug":10,"image_url":9},1767,"Helene Hanff","H",51,null,"helene-hanff",[],{"quotes":13,"pagination":78},[14,22,28,34,40,47,53,60,66,72],{"id":15,"quote_text":16,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":19,"source":20,"quote_tag":21,"commentary":9},3072504,"I shall sprinkle pale pencil marks through it pointing out the best passages to some booklover yet unborn.",6,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":23,"quote_text":24,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":25,"source":26,"quote_tag":27,"commentary":9},3072503,"I’m always ashamed when I discover how well-read other people are and how ignorant I am in comparison. If you saw the long list of famous books and authors I’ve never read you wouldn’t believe it. My problem is that while other people are reading fifty books I’m reading one book fifty times. I only stop when at the bottom of the page 20, say, I realize I can recite page 21 and 22 from memory. Then I put the book away for a few years.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":29,"quote_text":30,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":31,"source":32,"quote_tag":33,"commentary":9},3072502,"Anything he liked, I’ll like. Except if it’s fiction. I never can get interested in things that didn’t happen to people who never lived.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":35,"quote_text":36,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":37,"source":38,"quote_tag":39,"commentary":9},3072501,"I just threw out a book somebody gave me, it was some slob’s version of what it was like to live in the time of Oliver Cromwell – only the slob didn’t LIVE in the time of Oliver Cromwell so how the hell does he know what it was like? Anybody wants to know what it was like to live in the time of Oliver Cromwell can slop on the sofa with Milton on his pro side and Walton on his con, and they’ll not only tell him what it was like, they’ll take him there.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":41,"quote_text":42,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":43,"source":44,"quote_tag":45,"commentary":46},3072500,"I houseclean my books every spring and throw out those I’m never going to read again like I throw out clothes I’m never going to wear again.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nHelene Hanff's quote likely dates back to her 1957 letters to a British bookseller, Frank Doel, which were later compiled into the beloved book \"84 Charing Cross Road\". During that time, Hanff was leading an isolated life in New York City as she navigated her writing career. Her affection for book collecting and reading was evident throughout her correspondence with Doel.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nThis quote reveals a counter-intuitive truth about attachment to possessions. On the surface, it appears to be a practical tip on decluttering. However, upon closer examination, it exposes Hanff's reluctance to part with items that hold sentimental value or represent potential future use. This paradox highlights the tension between emotional attachment and rational decision-making.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply this mindset today, consider implementing a \"one in, one out\" policy for non-essential possessions, including books, clothes, and other items that accumulate dust. Regularly revisit these collections and be willing to let go of items that no longer serve you, acknowledging the emotional attachment they once held but now represent a burden on your space and mental energy.",{"id":48,"quote_text":49,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":50,"source":51,"quote_tag":52,"commentary":9},3072499,"I never overcame my conviction that writing for commercial television was a kind of prostitution.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":54,"quote_text":55,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":56,"source":57,"quote_tag":58,"commentary":59},3072498,"I’ve been sitting on the edge of the bed for an hour in a complete daze. I told him if I die toight I’ll die happy, it’s all here, everything’s here.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nHelene Hanff, a renowned American writer and critic, penned these words in her 1970 memoir \"80 Days Abroad\", recounting her experiences living in London during World War II as an American expatriate. This quote reflects a poignant moment of introspection amidst the chaos and uncertainty of war-torn Europe.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nAt first glance, this passage appears to be a romanticized acceptance of one's mortality, yet it holds a more profound implication: Hanff is not merely expressing contentment with her current situation but also acknowledging the impermanence of human endeavors. The \"everything\" she refers to encompasses not only material possessions but also her creative ambitions and personal relationships – all are ephemeral.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply this mindset in your own life, recognize that true fulfillment lies not in the accumulation of possessions or external validation but in cultivating a sense of detachment from fleeting experiences. By acknowledging the transience of human endeavors, you can focus on nurturing meaningful connections and pursuing creative passions with greater intentionality and joy.",{"id":61,"quote_text":62,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":63,"source":64,"quote_tag":65,"commentary":9},3072497,"All my scripts have artistic backgrounds – ballet, concert hall, opera – and all the suspects and corpses are cultured, maybe I’ll do one about the rare book business in your honor, do you want to be the murderer or the corpse?",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":67,"quote_text":68,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":69,"source":70,"quote_tag":71,"commentary":9},3072495,"All that gleaming leather and gold stamping and beautiful type belongs in the pine-panelled library of an English country home; it wants to be read by the fire in a gentleman’s leather easy chair – not on a secondhand studio couch in a one-room hovel in a broken-down brownstone front.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":73,"quote_text":74,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":75,"source":76,"quote_tag":77,"commentary":9},3072493,"But I don’t know, maybe it’s just as well I never got there. I dreamed about it for so many years. I used to go to English movies just to look at the streets. I remember years ago a guy I knew told me that people going to England find exactly what they go looking for. I said I’d go looking for the England of English Literature, and he nodded and said: “It’s there.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"currentPage":79,"totalPages":17,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":80},1,10]