April 07, 2004

Commonplace book

Posted by Henry

From Steven Brust, The Lord of Castle Black, p.128.

“It is sad,” observed Grassfog, “that our friend here is dead, and we have no wine.”

“It is your custom,” inquired Piro, “to become drunk when a friend dies?”

“Not in the least,” said Grassfog. “I was merely making an observation about two conditions that are both true, and both regrettable.”

Posted on April 7, 2004 11:27 PM UTC
Comments

The sequel, Sethra Lavode, is apparently shipping. And it’s good, too (read an advance copy).

Posted by Kate Nepveu · April 8, 2004 01:41 AM

And you probably know how to make klava too…

Posted by Brad DeLong · April 8, 2004 01:45 AM

Ha! Another uncancelable implicature, just like Johnny Rotten saying, “We mean it, man.”

(I’ve blogged and written a short paper on the phenomenon.)

Posted by Matt Weiner · April 8, 2004 02:07 AM

The Lord of Castle Black may well be some kind of climax plant of blogdom among novels, given that its author, editor, and the author of its afterword are all bloggers.

Posted by Patrick Nielsen Hayden · April 8, 2004 05:11 AM

“its author, editor, and the author of its afterword are all bloggers.”

Paarfi of Roundwood has a blog? I didn’t know that, although he might fit in here at Crooked Timber . . .

Posted by rea · April 8, 2004 02:24 PM

Paarfi of Roundwood has had a blog for years. And it’ll go live just as soon as he finally finishes the first entry.

Posted by Patrick Nielsen Hayden · April 8, 2004 04:19 PM

Glad to hear that Sethra Lavode is good - looking forward to it.

Rea, whatever can you mean? That academics are wordy? Pedantic? Obsessed with irrelevant details? Faith, it’s nearly so.

Posted by Henry · April 8, 2004 04:20 PM

“Rea, whatever can you mean?”

Nothing insulting, mind you—just that Paarfi is an academic by background, and rather opinionated.
You perceive, therefore, the point I have the honor of attempting, in my own poor fashion, to make.

Posted by rea · April 8, 2004 06:08 PM
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