Or, coastal shelf help
Loved the Peter quote. He of the Peter Principle?
One and the same! Gotta do a little writeup of his Quotation Dictionary, which is a good one. More about that here:
https://wit.substack.com/p/how-to-be-quoted
Thanks for the lead. I didn't know he was into quotations and will seek him out
https://archive.org/details/petersquotations0000pete_a7d1
Thanks Benjamin. A day late I'm afraid since I Kindled it yesterday
dear benjamin,
love this piece! this is really great:
“If one is not going to take the necessary precautions to avoid having parents, one must undertake to bring them up.’”
― Quentin Crisp
and this:
“All children alarm their parents, if only because you are forever expecting to encounter yourself.’”
― Gore Vidal
thanks for sharing!
love
myq
Loved the Peter quote. He of the Peter Principle?
One and the same! Gotta do a little writeup of his Quotation Dictionary, which is a good one. More about that here:
https://wit.substack.com/p/how-to-be-quoted
Thanks for the lead. I didn't know he was into quotations and will seek him out
https://archive.org/details/petersquotations0000pete_a7d1
Thanks Benjamin. A day late I'm afraid since I Kindled it yesterday
dear benjamin,
love this piece! this is really great:
“If one is not going to take the necessary precautions to avoid having parents, one must undertake to bring them up.’”
― Quentin Crisp
and this:
“All children alarm their parents, if only because you are forever expecting to encounter yourself.’”
― Gore Vidal
thanks for sharing!
love
myq