Tuesday, March 06, 2012

Thought for the day ...

At painful times, when composition is impossible and reading is not enough, grammars and dictionaries are excellent for distraction.
— Elizabeth Barrett Browning, born on this date in 1806

1 comment:

  1. I would only -- and trepidationsly -- add that material on the construction of sentences such as the books by Fish or Tufte are also soothing at such times.

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