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“The cat sat on the mat” is not a story. <br> | |||
“The cat sat on the dog’s mat” ''is'' a story. | |||
:—John Le Carré, New York Times, 1977 | |||
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===Previous Splash Quotes=== | ===Previous Splash Quotes=== | ||
''' | '''August 2023''': ^^^ <br> | ||
'''July 2023''': “Even as fog continues to lie in the valleys, so does ancient sin cling to the low places, the depressions in the world consciousness.” — Dr. Louis Judd, ''The Anatomy of Atavism'' (via ''Cat People'' (1942)) <br> | |||
'''May 2023''': “You’d be on the skids/if it weren’t for your job at the garage/you could own the whole world.” — [[Debbie Harry]] misheard, ''[[Picture This]]'' (1978). <br> | '''May 2023''': “You’d be on the skids/if it weren’t for your job at the garage/you could own the whole world.” — [[Debbie Harry]] misheard, ''[[Picture This]]'' (1978). <br> | ||
'''April 2023''': I’m going down in a blaze of glory —<br> | '''April 2023''': I’m going down in a blaze of glory —<br> | ||
I never drew first, but I drew first blood: I’m no one’s son. <br> | I never drew first, but I drew first blood: I’m no one’s son. <br> | ||
Call me, “Young Gun”. —Jon Bon Jovi, (1990) | Call me, “Young Gun”. —Jon Bon Jovi, (1990) <br> | ||
'''April 2023''': “There are no new good ideas, only new bad ones.” — {{pl|https://allenfarrington.medium.com/a-tale-of-two-talebs-1775dff3302b|Allen Farrington}} <br> | '''April 2023''': “There are no new good ideas, only new bad ones.” — {{pl|https://allenfarrington.medium.com/a-tale-of-two-talebs-1775dff3302b|Allen Farrington}} <br> | ||
'''March 2023''': “What can be expected of a man who has spent twenty years of his life in making heads for pins?” — de Tocqueville<br> | '''March 2023''': “What can be expected of a man who has spent twenty years of his life in making heads for pins?” — de Tocqueville<br> |