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I have a weakness for losers. Invalids, foreigners, the fat boy of the class, the ones nobody ever wants to dance with. My heart beats for them. Maybe because I've always known that in some way I will forever be one of them.
— from Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Høeg (Photo is a still from the movie version of the novel, starring Julia Ormond).
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hi Patricia,
thanks for reminding me about this book, which I loved! I wasn't as sure about the movie, although Julia Ormond is truly gorgeous.
Sheila
Posted by: Sheila Barry | April 09, 2011 at 07:09 AM
Sheila, I am really enjoying the book. I haven't seen the movie yet, but I can see how it would be very hard to translate the story into film, since so much of the story is the internal world of Smilla.
Posted by: patricia | April 13, 2011 at 10:03 AM
I haven't seen the movie either, but I remember enjoying the book. It's been a while since I read it, though.
Posted by: Brandon | April 15, 2011 at 02:45 AM
You'd be surprised just how amazing "losers" can be if someone just gives them a chance. There's a lot of amazing talent being wasted in this world.
DJ
Posted by: Emotional Affair | May 13, 2011 at 12:54 AM
I hear ya, DJ. I wasted a lot of my youth thinking I was a useless loser, simply because I believed the cruel words of some not-so-nice folk. And I still struggle with that battle, truth be told.
Posted by: patricia | July 13, 2011 at 08:51 PM