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Since the release of her book, Carter has visited schools, bookstores, libraries, and churches to read excerpts from “Good Fortune” and speak to young people about her writing journey...
...ultimate irony of Andi and Toni’s attempts to escape the banality of their day-to-day lives through the climb, is that their journey is intrinsically tied into the spirit of the times. “I’m doing this for myself” says Toni, near the beginning of the film – he later amends that statement. As the story progresses, Stölzl shows the viewer how the political agenda of 1936 Germany exploited the myth of “heroic alpinism” by transforming it into a political catchphrase...
...always cohesive narrative. A subplot at Tim’s office involving a murder investigation—a trial that he botched when he took ill—distracts from the account of his illness and its effects on those around him. Nevertheless, Tim’s psychological journey remains the compelling heart of the novel...
...some point, that all changes, once time is not sliced into semesters anymore. How different really is 27 from 26, or 42 from 41? The journey curves and loops; your age in years seems to detach from your age in experience. You get fired at 32 and feel 12 again, or you're invited to teach for the first time and feel ancient standing in front of all those wide eyes. You circle back on certain ages, replaying them until you get it right. If the middle-school cafeteria is the setting for your recurring nightmares, you can spend decades...
...crossroads, whatever path you take, you've gotta take the good and the bad. I'm sad that I wasn't there for my children, either physically or mentally, for so long--until I quit drinking and getting stoned. But if you change any part of the journey, then I wouldn't be here now. Either good or bad, you gotta live with it, you know...