December 2011
37 posts
W. W. Norton: Do the Classics Have a Future? →
wwnorton:
…take, for example, the common statement “The ancient Athenians invented democracy.” Put like that, it is simply not true. As far as we know, no ancient Greek ever said so; and anyway democracy isn’t something that is “invented” like a piston engine. Our word “democracy” derives from the Greek, that is correct. Beyond that, the fact is that we have chosen to invest the...
“If you find yourself reading Chaucer for more than four hours seek immediate...”
– Legal disclaimer to a hypothetical Super Bowl ad for the Norton Anthologies (via wwnorton)
I can't wait until tomorrow.
Why?
I get better looking everyday.
“If you remember me, then I don’t care if everyone else forgets.”
– Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore (via bookmania)
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Dear Millionaires, if you don’t have a bookshelf...
wwnorton:
In the ebook of Fahrenheit 451 the firemen set off targeted EMP bombs to selectively wipe Kindle Fires.
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“If you want to have your cake and eat it too, and if you want to have other...”
– Rilo Kiley, “Go Ahead”
“My heart started racing, not the bad kind of racing, like, I’m going to...”
– Maria Semple, from her forthcoming book, Where’d You Go, Bernadette
It would just be really nice
to be done feeling so unstable.
“I don’t want to speak French today. I just want to touch your face.”
– Yesterday’s quote of the day from a Tommy Zoppa who did not want to field phone calls from angry French speakers, and instead, just wanted to touch my face.
INFINITE ZEST: TMI Time at the Office! →
infinitezest:
A coworker just came in my office and told me:
I’ve been filling out so many Christmas cards that I look like I’ve been to a strip club.
My response? A blank look.
He then pointed to his pants, which were covered in glitter.
Oh, I thought everyone knew that strippers used glitter. Yeah…a…
“All I know Sam is that any guy that wants to marry you, he better propose in a...”
– Mike S and quote of the day maker.
“They don’t bite the mouth that feeds the hand.”
– Andrew Blossom
“We both know it comes down to the nail polish. So don’t worry about what...”
– my life coach, Sasha Butkovich, preaching the truth
“That’s for me! There’s ten grand in there! Suck itttt.”
– Ross, assistant to the other agent in the office, when the fedex guy shows up with a special delivery