tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662517.post9055788963564701364..comments2024-02-10T20:49:20.762-05:00Comments on bjkeefe: Blegbjkeefehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10967912817595826059noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662517.post-46046574636266271702009-02-22T15:24:00.000-05:002009-02-22T15:24:00.000-05:00I'm not sure how it fits here, but I heard a quote...I'm not sure how it fits here, but I heard a quote yesterday that is so good it needs to be recorded somewhere for everyone's enjoyment. From Gore Vidal (paraphrasing because I can't remember it exactly): "The highest human emotion is requited self-love."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662517.post-60062989329887454792009-02-22T11:17:00.000-05:002009-02-22T11:17:00.000-05:00Thanks very much, DR. And thanks also for introdu...Thanks very much, DR. And thanks also for introducing me to Evans. <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergen_Evans" REL="nofollow">Sounds</A> like my kind of guy.<BR/><BR/>You're right about the uneasiness provoked when trying to track down the source of quotations online -- one wonders if we will someday soon not be sure about anything historical. So, I will definitely be keeping an eye out for Evans's book(s).<BR/><BR/>@DM: LOL! A fair bust. I considered introducing a new tag for this post: <EM>It's my blog; I can stream my consciousness if I want to</EM>.bjkeefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967912817595826059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662517.post-37347435653122588392009-02-22T09:59:00.000-05:002009-02-22T09:59:00.000-05:00Bergen Evans (1968--accept no substitutes!), Oxfor...Bergen Evans (1968--accept no substitutes!), Oxford, and Penguin all give Danton without a hint of antecedent, conflicting attribution, or even alternate wording, which would conclude matters if it were up to me. The remarkable thing--having used the internets for quick n' dirty quotation searches over the years--is that you somehow managed to hit on one that seems to be both attributed and worded correctly, which must be considered some sort of happy cosmic accident.James Briggs Stratton "Doghouse" Rileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378802364709433791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3662517.post-9328594854569233232009-02-22T09:03:00.000-05:002009-02-22T09:03:00.000-05:00This post reminds me of a quote that seems pertine...This post reminds me of a quote that seems pertinent;<BR/><BR/>"Why don't you write books people can read?" - Nora Joyce (re: James Joyce's writing)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com