i love this: “There are books in which the footnotes, or the comments scrawled by some reader’s hand in the margin, are more interesting than the text. The world is one of those books.”
Well, this might be one of my favorites! Not just laughed out loud at “Not a book to be lightly thrown aside. Should be thrown with great force.” but was actually prompted to read the British Library article. Anything that makes me smile nowadays is greatly appreciated.
dear benjamin,
great piece as always!
i love this: “There are books in which the footnotes, or the comments scrawled by some reader’s hand in the margin, are more interesting than the text. The world is one of those books.”
― George Santayana
thanks for sharing!
love
myq
I'd rather fight a snail than eat one
To be fair; the snails are, if not armed, then at least armoured.
It should count for something.
It's a good point and I hereby award it to the snail community.
This was fun! Thanks for the shout out, too:)
Thanks Jillian! Your work on Noted continues to be an inspiration!
Well, this might be one of my favorites! Not just laughed out loud at “Not a book to be lightly thrown aside. Should be thrown with great force.” but was actually prompted to read the British Library article. Anything that makes me smile nowadays is greatly appreciated.
Thank you, Mary! I'd remembered that tossed-off line as a Dorothy Parkerism, but this useful bit of research set me straight:
https://quoteinvestigator.com/2013/03/26/great-force/