Thursday, August 18, 1988

From the shelf

Nothing in the canon is tethered to August 18. One line is set aside for this year, the same line for every reader.

I came, I saw, I conquered.
Julius CaesarSuetonius, Life of Julius Caesar · a report of the Pontic victory · 47 BCE

In 1989 this day opens on Mark Twain.

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

August 18 · Quotationary