Quote of the Day

[Heikki Raudaskoski]

Thank *you*, Dave, our superb associationist! Seems our posts crossed.


On Tue, 5 Jun 2012, Dave Monroe wrote:

> "'Thro' our whole gazing-lives, Venus has been a tiny Dot of Light,
> going through phases like the Moon, ever against the black face of
> Eternity. But on the day of this Transit, all shall suddenly
> reverse,-- as she is caught, dark, embodied, solid, against the face
> of the Sun,-- a Goddess descended from light to Matter.'" (M&D, Ch. 9,
> p. 92)
>
> http://www.thomaspynchon.com/mason-dixon/extra/cape.html
>
> Thanks, Heikki Raudaskoski!
>