![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() One of my favorite passages from the book is when Craig describes a particularly inconsequential yet gratifying experience: There are no high-falutin ideals pursued, just a fantastic truth molded from nostalgia and the past. His sage anecdotes are not didactic but hold an endearing familiarity. In a brief unraveling of his life, he sheds light on what it means to be an assimilated immigrant, a self-destructive dipsomaniac, a loving father and husband with a marred albeit joyous childhood, an introspective aging adult and an empathetic society man. Not the rather grand Descartian proclamation “I think, therefore I am,” but rather a more pragmatic philosophy of “I am, therefore I think.” From the profane to the most discerning of life’s elements, Craig writes his memoirs with a charming nonchalance that I attribute to his Scottish heritage.Īction creates thought, not the other way round. As evident from his most notable stint as a host for a late night talk show and his previous writings, Craig really is unapologetically himself – conscientious, illimitable and of course thoroughly entertaining. He spins and weaves intricate emotions with exceptional brevity and boundless wit. One of the interesting quirks of the aging process is that events that seemed to have little or no impact at the time resonate with a thunderous importance later on, like an expertly constructed detective novel.įrom the very beginning, I settled on two words which described this book perfectly: delightfully sad. ![]()
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