Ignorant and free

Random quote of the day:


“If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be. The functionaries of every government have propensities to command at will the liberty and property of their constituents. There is no safe deposit for these but with the people themselves; nor can they be safe with them without information. Where the press is free, and every man able to read, all is safe."

—Thomas Jefferson, letter to Colonel Charles Yancey, January 6, 1816










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Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Siegfried and Roy, Leonard Maltin, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

Signs I thought I saw

Reese's Minotaurs*

Clearly, I've been spending way too much time in the Classical World.



*Miniatures

That new car smell

Yesterday, as a reward for finishing chapter 22 of Venus on Wednesday, I let myself write another section of chapter 1 for the new novel. What a treat! I wrote 1100 words as easy as falling off a log. It felt great. (The writing part, not the falling off a log part.) I know the new car smell will wear off this novel eventually, but for now it's saving my sanity.

And it proves to me that the Muse hasn't deserted me, he's just not liking the discipline of finishing Venus.

Back to the discipline mill today, rereading the last chapter of Venus and tweaking. Then back to wading through the outline.