Chloe ThurlowMarquis de Sade — Life, Books and DebaucheryThe Marquis de Sade plucked reluctant virgins, debauched serving girls, beat his wife, seduced her sister, practised sodomy and wrote…Jan 4, 2016Jan 4, 2016
Chloe ThurlowHow To Start Thinking For YourselfAre you thinking for yourself? Are your ideas your own ideas? Or are your ideas a composite of everyone else’s ideas?Dec 12, 2015Dec 12, 2015
Chloe ThurlowSelf-Closing Door & Chaos TheoryA self-closing door needs no bolt — Lao-tzuDec 7, 2015Dec 7, 2015
Chloe ThurlowAnais Nin Ruined My Life“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.”Nov 16, 2015Nov 16, 2015
Chloe ThurlowThe Electra Complex and Daddy’s GirlMy mother used to call me daddy’s girl. I became aware of what she meant by this that long summer when I was seven and it seems sometimes…Nov 13, 2015Nov 13, 2015
Chloe ThurlowBurning Books Means People Are NextBurning books has always been a symbol of dictatorship and the sign a society that has lost its way. The Nazis were big on burning books…Nov 11, 2015Nov 11, 2015
Chloe ThurlowWorking and Writing — the Ultimate Juggling ActWorking and writing don’t go together. Working takes up so much time. You have to get up every morning, slap on makeup, rush off on the…Nov 10, 2015Nov 10, 2015
Chloe ThurlowHow Good Habits Are the Way to SuccessWe think of habits as bad — smoking, the extra glass of wine, forgetting to reply to emails, calling Mother.Nov 9, 2015Nov 9, 2015
Chloe ThurlowHelen of Troy — The Face that Launched One Thousand ShipsHelen of Troy was the daughter of Zeus. She married the Spartan King, Menelaus, then eloped with the charismatic young Paris — the son of…Sep 10, 2015Sep 10, 2015