Wednesday, October 29, 1879

From the shelf

Nothing in the canon is tethered to October 29. One line is set aside for this year, the same line for every reader.

The past is never dead. It’s not even past.
William FaulknerRequiem for a Nun · 1951

In 1880 this day opens on Albert Camus.

Arrow keys turn the day. S keeps the line. Slash focuses search.

October 29 · Quotationary