For women, World War II had offered an opportunity, and often the necessity, to get out of the house to work. Cathleen Schine housenecessityoffer Change image and share on social
I've been fortunate in that I never actually read any Jane Austen until I was thirty, thus sparing myself several decades of the unhappiness of having no new Jane Austen novels to read. Cathleen Schine austendecadefortunate Change image and share on social
Good TV is not just TV about good behavior. Cathleen Schine behaviorgood Change image and share on social
'Use Me' is a wonderfully satisfying book. Cathleen Schine booksatisfywonderfully Change image and share on social
If you spend all your time reading books that you only pretend to understand, year after year, there isn't much room for anything else. Cathleen Schine bookpretendread Change image and share on social
'What Was She Thinking? Notes on a Scandal' was thrilling in its light, deceptive tone, its subtle but irresistible momentum. Cathleen Schine deceptiveirresistiblelight Change image and share on social
One of my favorite passages in 'Leaves of Grass,' that breathless, exuberant poem so rich and full of innocence and joy and generosity and compassion, is 'Mannahatta.' Cathleen Schine breathlesscompassionexuberant Change image and share on social
'Emma' is my favorite Jane Austen novel - one of my favorite novels period; a novel about intelligence outsmarting itself, about a complicated, nuanced, irresistible heroine who does everything wrong. Cathleen Schine austencomplicateemma Change image and share on social
I do not go out to dinner or to the movies with the neighbors, as I do with my friends. I don't make dates with them. I don't have to. Cathleen Schine datedinnerfriend Change image and share on social
I do all my shopping on the Web. I do much of my research online. I have a blog, too. It is definitely a distraction. It is definitely a blessing. What blessing isn't a distraction, though? Cathleen Schine blessblogdistraction Change image and share on social
