"The artifex verborum of the dream ... was no less adept than the waking Coleridge in the metamorphosis of words." — John Livingston Lowes, The Road to Xanadu. Observations on language (mostly ancient), religion, and culture.
By Edward M. Cook, Ph.D.
Monday, November 05, 2007
O Reader, If Thou Needest a Laugh
Readers who need a good laugh are encouraged to read Alan Jacobs' review of Kahlil Gibran's Collected Works.
That had me rolling on the floor. Thanks, and perhaps we'll cross paths in San Diego.
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O thou ed cook, this reader was indeed in need of a laugh. thanks for the link.
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kathryn
This reminds me of my favorite variation on a Gibran quote:
ReplyDelete"If you love something, set it free. If it comes back, it is yours. If it doesn’t, hunt it down and kill it"