Daniel Marks’s Reviews > Beautiful Ruins > Status Update

I had a "moment" with this book. Reminiscent of reading Jennifer Egan's The Keep where I was inspired to write better. It has been years in between. This book if beautiful.

Oh man. Get this: "A writer needs four things to achieve greatness, Pasquale: desire, disappointment, and the sea." "That's only three." Alvis finished his wine. "You have to do disappointment twice." Truth. Absolute and in print. All I can do is nod.