Saturday, November 20, 1847

From the shelf

Nothing in the canon is tethered to November 20. One line is set aside for this year, the same line for every reader.

If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.
Shirley ChisholmA line she used with audiences throughout her career · c. 1970s

In 1848 this day opens on Walt Whitman.

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

November 20 · Quotationary