Monday, April 25, 2011

Sliding Scale of Eloquence

Quoting Amis, quoting Nabakov, who was remarking on his inability to extemporize: "I think like a genius, I write like a distinguished author, and I speak like a child."

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  1. Quoting Groucho Marx:

    Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.

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