“It does not take a long time,” said madame, “for an earthquake to swallow a town. Eh well! Tell me how long it takes to prepare the earthquake?” “A long time, I suppose,” said Defarge. “But when it is ready, it takes place, and grinds to pieces everything before it. In the meantime, it is […]
An Argentinian expat tells me that whenever Europeans gather in America to talk among themselves, the first thing they do is complain about Americans. “What’s not to like about Americans?” I quip, but of course I know the answer. We’re loud. We’re arrogant. We dress badly and we’re overweight. We’re self-absorbed, hypocritical, gun-crazy, money-mad, oil-addicted, Bible-beating […]
