June 2010
32 posts
On Exactitude in Science
In that Empire, the Art of Cartography attained such...
– Suarez Miranda,Viajes de varones prudentes, Libro IV,Cap. XLV, Lerida, 1658
From Jorge Luis Borges, Collected Fictions, Translated by Andrew Hurley Copyright Penguin 1999.
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When Helene first interviewed me, I actually used the word “tuchus,”...
– Words That the New York Times Will Not Print - Culture - The Atlantic
There is no such thing as a little freedom. Either you are all free or you are...
– Walter Cronkite
Put no trust in the benefits to accrue from early rising, as set forth by the...
– Mark Twain