Quotations

Gerry Quinn · 01 Jan 2011, 15:42 · from 2011-January.txt.gz

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From: gerryq at indigo.ie (Gerry Quinn)
Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2011 15:42:50 -0000
Subject: (urth) Quotations
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Welcome!

What's the question?  I'm guessing you are asking where the apparent quotations come from.

I did a google search out of curiosity but found nothing useful.  Perhaps Wolfe got them somewhere obscure, or perhaps he invented them!  Maybe somebody else has a clue.

- Gerry Quinn

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Matthew Wisbey 
  To: urth at urth.net 
  Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 2:06 PM
  Subject: (urth) Quotations

  Hi all

  I've just joined the list and hope to be an active participant in discussions. Please forgive me if the following question has already been addressed, I haven't had time to work my way through the archives .

  When Severian meets Ultan in the library, the Master Librarian quotes the following lines to him:

  'Of the trail of ink there is no end.'

  'A man will give his life to the turning over of a collection of books.'

  Thanks in advance for your responses.

  Matt

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