434. William Safire, Times Columnist, Is Dead at 79

The passing of a penetrating writer who plays with words as if they are juggler’s balls.

E.B. White, William Safire, 最喜欢的两位散文作者，在他们手里，文字就像音符，从键盘上跳跃起来。E.B. White早不在了。William Safire也不在了。

Cormac MaCarthy还活着，不过他也76了。