10/01/2009 13:47:31
"In ancient days, men looked at stars and saw their heroes in constellations. In modern times, we do much the same, but our heroes are epic men of flesh and blood."
--William Safire
Pareene, Alex. “William Safire’s finest speech.” Quoted by Noah.
I was introduced to the “On Language” columns just as I began to ponder a life in wordsmithy — they were probably more formative than I’ll ever appreciate. Nice one, Bill.
(via heyitsnoah via adamiss via mikehudack via youngmanhattanite via plasticlain)
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William Safire Pareene, Alex. “William Safire’s finest speech.” Quoted by Noah....was...
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mikehudack:adamiss:heyitsnoah:...I want to be like this man.
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Shades of Reagan’s Noonan-penned Challenger address paraphrasing John Gillespie Magee’s sonnet “High Flight” that Aaron...
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Goddamn, that dude could write. I teared up reading it and they didn’t even die!
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Could you imagine being stranded on the moon? That would suck.
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