Monday, June 30, 2070

From the shelf

Nothing in the canon is tethered to June 30. One line is set aside for this year, the same line for every reader.

Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.
George OrwellPolitics and the English Language · 1946

In 2071 this day opens on James Joyce.

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

June 30 · Quotationary