E.B. White on Thoreau's Walden,
"I was glad to learn from one of the notes that Thoreau was thirty-six years old before he discovered that he was tying his shoes with a granny knot. A man must take courage from something these days, while tying his shoes, and that is as buoyant a thought as any."
-----E.B. White, from "Writings from the New Yorker: 1927-1976"
3 comments:
Funny the way there are gaps in a child's education such as this. I am the continual butt of jokes at work because I never learned the numbers of months (e.g., Oct is 10). I have them written on my white board for reference.
That's deeply ironic, because I didn't know the months of the year in order when I got my first corporate job. This probably reveals some deep reason why we are friends.
Love it. You two are meant for each other. :)
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