The punning (and also alliterative) pope

Look at the locust!

- Gregory I

On the lecture circuit

American literature is fine, but I feel it to be an irrelevance in a disaster area.

- Paul Theroux, The Great Railway Bazaar

WOW.

Fiona Roberts ‏@fillefi  1hMy favourite correction EVER (from Guardian) 'The original stated that Bradley Manning took Ellen’s selfie. In fact, it was Bradley Cooper.'

[full credit to Josh Spero for RT]

The wellspring

I know how you feel. Sure, it hurts now; but over time you'll learn to turn that pain into biting sarcasm which you'll use to hurt others.

- Rules of Engagement

Books I've actually finished lately: 13

He looked back down, read a few more lines till he fetched up on the word desuetude. What the hell kind of word was that? He closed the book and put it on the nightstand.

- James Sallis, Drive

Second best EVER title card

ANOTHER CURIOUSLY HUMORLESS
WEEK PASSED UNTIL...

- Frasier

Best EVER title card

NO ONE SAID ANYTHING PARTICULARLY
AMUSING FOR TWO WEEKS
AND THEN...

- Frasier

Book's I've actually finished lately: 12 - UPDATE

I've just noticed it even says 'The dairy kept by T... E...' on the spine.

Motherfuckers!

Books I've actually finished lately: 12

NB This is a shit edition which, among other howlers, refers to Lawrence's 'Dairy' throughout.

The formula

Everything I write has a precedent in truth.

- Ian Fleming

Books I've actually finished lately: 11

(Includes the excellent 'High Table', a long poem about how dons spent the most part of their careers staring at the serving wenches' arses.)

They don't write 'em like that any more!

Keystroke twins - 20

roses
poses

Books I've actually finished lately: 10

Books I've actually finished lately: 9