tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post7279328216344317105..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: A Present To A Despairing WriterFrancis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-89564862025734074672019-02-04T11:24:29.988-05:002019-02-04T11:24:29.988-05:00I owe you a review, sir. I haven't forgotten :...I owe you a review, sir. I haven't forgotten :).Manuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13082153758868357687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-34802568957161875812019-02-03T16:27:56.895-05:002019-02-03T16:27:56.895-05:00I know, Bob. His books are so well constructed and...I know, Bob. His books are so well constructed and such smooth reads that it's easy to gobble one down and then realize, "Wait, there was more here than just a story!"Margaret Ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18048775257764349955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-28874416222966437362019-02-03T09:15:36.631-05:002019-02-03T09:15:36.631-05:00The only comment I could add that "a despairi...The only comment I could add that "a despairing writer" such as yourself might appreciate is, I feel such guilt (undoubtedly a consequence of a proper Catholic upbringing) at taking so little time to devour the gems you labor so excruciatingly long and with difficulty to produce. Seriously. I would imagine it is similar, if not identical to, the guilt one might feel at voraciously consuming a delectable meal consisting of the finest ingredients, procured at great expense, and prepared by a chef fully capable of maximizing the sensory experience to be had in the consuming of the prepared food.<br /><br />Sigh... Pearls before swine, as it were... At least this swine recognizes pearls when he sees them.Bob T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07154297944632565450noreply@blogger.com