Sunday, July 14, 1861

From the shelf

Nothing in the canon is tethered to July 14. One line is set aside for this year, the same line for every reader.

It is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.
Nelson MandelaStatement from the dock at the Rivonia Trial · 1964

In 1862 this day opens on Robert Frost.

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

July 14 · Quotationary