quote of the day

During a muck conversation about life, despondency, disappointment, trust, loneliness, human interaction, that sort of thing, I quoted Lloyd Dobler’s “I gave her my heart and she gave me a pen”, and pens always make me think of quills, which always make me think of the riddle from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland …

Cygnoir says, “Why is a raven like a writing-desk?”
Ergazork says, “Oh I know this one! ‘Because neither one will fucking make my life any better.’”

Good times.

About Halsted M. Bernard

Halsted, a/k/a cygnoir, does stuff with words. Her favourite things to do with words are keeping this diary, writing stories, and organising information. She lives in Edinburgh with her husband, two cats, a few gadgets, several fountain pens, and many books.

Posted on 21 Apr 2005 in Diary
  • Kimmaline

    Why is a raven like a writing desk?

    Because Poe has written on both of them.

  • tyee

    Doesn’t that depend on whether or not there is a stapler on the desk?!