Monday, April 23, 2012

Bon mot for the week

"Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will."


James Stephens  (1882-1950)


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JES said...

Thanks for the Wikipedia link; before I commented, I wanted to be sure it was the same James Stephens I was thinking of -- and wasn't confident that the line came from that book.

I love The Crock of Gold; loved it from the first sentence. (I've not read anything else he wrote, but that one book -- well, if I'd left a legacy like that, I'd have been very happy to look back on my life.) It was on the syllabus for a college course in fantasy and SF. When the semester finished, I couldn't imagine why I'd never before heard of half the books I'd just read (answer: I wasn't as well-read as I thought I was!). The Crock of Gold was at the top of the list.

April 23, 2012 10:42 AM
Froog said...

Thanks for the recommendation. Heard of it, never read it.

It seems to be accessibly brief. I'll have to try and read it online.

April 24, 2012 1:07 AM
Gilman Grundy said...

Total bollocks I'm afraid.

April 24, 2012 6:04 AM
Froog said...

The book or the quote?

April 25, 2012 6:46 AM
Gilman Grundy said...

Quote - and for an example as to why, see your post before this one.

May 15, 2012 3:42 PM

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