Thursday, May 16, 2097

From the shelf

Nothing in the canon is tethered to May 16. One line is set aside for this year, the same line for every reader.

Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate.
William ShakespeareSonnet 18 · 1609

In 2098 this day opens on Nelson Mandela.

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

May 16 · Quotationary