Farewell Quotes

Date a girl who doesn’t read. The girl who reads knows the importance of plot; can trace out the demarcations of a prologue, the sharp ridges of a climax. The girl who reads will be patient with an intermission, expedite a denouement. But of all things, the girl who reads knows most the ineluctable significance of an end; is comfortable with them. She has bid farewell to a thousand heroes with a twinge of sadness.

Grigoriev was the catalyst for Glasnost, but Christian Carion takes a sober approach. The performances are expert, the friendship compelling, but it cries out for a streak of Le Carré’s damp- paved noir to get pulses racing. [A] slightly underpowered as an espionage thriller, this is nonetheless a fascinating story told with real panache.

Caron expands the story to provide a bit of political context, but the appearances of Ward's Reagan and French President Francois Mitterrand (Philippe Magnan) and Willem Dafoe as the head of the CIA needlessly distracts from the bond at the heart of the film. Played by well-known directors Canet and Kusturica, the leads give "Farewell" a humanity that also speaks to the high stakes at hand. They're fantastic.

Be well, do good work, and keep in touch.

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish.

And Joy, whose hand is ever at his lips
Bidding adieu; and aching Pleasure nigh,
Turning to Poison while the bee-mouth sips:
Ay, in the very temple of delight
Veil'd Melancholy has her sovran shrine.

Ae fond kiss, and then we sever
Ae farewell, and then forever
Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee,
Warring sighs and goans I'll wage thee.