Site of the Day for Thursday, March 16, 2017
Quote Investigator
Today's site offers the ongoing blog of author Garson O'Tool, the highly
regarded researcher who has transformed tracking down the origins of a quote
into an invigorating experience. Gentle Subscribers will discover this splendid
resource to be informative and frequently entertaining.
"What is the purpose of this website? This blog records the investigatory work
of Garson O'Toole who diligently seeks the truth about quotations. Who really
said what? This question often cannot be answered with complete finality, but
approximate solutions can be iteratively improved over time." - from the website
With its essential search facility, the publication provides easy access to a
comprehensive range of quotations. Highlighting the blog are the ongoing
queries from visitors which span a remarkable breadth of interests, from who
originally said "Winning isn't everything; it's the only thing" to "Planet
'Earth': we should have called it 'Sea' ." A sidebar lists an impressive array
of luminaries who have delivered eminently quotable remarks, beginning with A.
A. Milne and concluding with Zora Neale Hurston. Not to be missed is the highly
amusing tale of The Bedbug Letter traced from its earliest recorded appearance
to its most recent, and currently featured on the homepage.
Swan over to the site for a particularly useful reference for inquiring minds
at:
http://quoteinvestigator.com/
A.M. Holm
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