Wednesday, August 19, 2201

From the shelf

Nothing in the canon is tethered to August 19. One line is set aside for this year, the same line for every reader.

The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.
Victor HugoLes Misérables · 1862

In 2202 this day opens on John Donne.

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

August 19 · Quotationary