This love of mine I’ll keep ocean deep
Recently, I have heard an old song from the radio called “Ocean Deep” by Cliff Richard. It was one of the tracks from his album “Silver” released in 1983. I have not paid much attention...
Category: My Thoughts
Daddy Long Legs by Jean Webster (1912)
No, this is not about Daddy-longlegs (Opiliones) or Daddy-longlegs spiders (Pholcidae), but “Daddy Long Legs” is a charming love story published by Jean Webster in 1912! The following contains spoilers, so if you haven’t read the...
The same anguish
When I first read the manga, I thought fox hunting must be a social event organized by the Ardlay’s family which happened regularly (say yearly) because even the young characters (Archie, Stear, and Anthony)...
Marvelous feeling of security
In Candy Candy Final Story (CCFS), Candy recalled the time when Albert had been amnesiac. She had been fired by the hospital because they had been living together. She didn’t regret that at all,...
Sharing half of a sandwich
In the manga, the scene where Albert bought only one sandwich and offered to share half of it with Candy is one of the most touching scenes to me. This scene is also in...
“If you love somebody, let them go…”
“If you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. If they don’t, they never were.” ― Kahlil Gibran For those of you who have read my short story,...
All I Ask Of You
I have always liked the song “All I Ask Of You” from Phantom Of The Opera. The lyrics are very beautiful and romantic, and every time I listen to the song, I just melt. That...
Rockstown Incident (Part 4)
While some readers can’t accept what Candy did in Rockstown, thinking that she had given Terry the cold shoulder, Terry thought it must have been his illusion, even though when he had been up...
Rockstown Incident (Part 3)
The trip to Rockstown was a significant turning point in Candy’s life. She went to that remote town because that was the only hint from Albert. Not only she put on his present, she...
Rockstown Incident (Part 2)
Those who are familiar with the story of “Candy Candy” know who Albert really was, but for the readers who read the manga for the first time, they might wonder where Albert had gone...
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