Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 17:11:40 -0400
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
From: Candy Madigan <candymadigan at mindspring.com>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Texas, more than you thought
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

At 04:26 PM 04/11/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>Technically, the titles of books should be italicized and shorted works be
>inside quotation marks. But I don't think the troublr of italicizing is
>worth the bother in such an informal medium as e-mail. As a wise person once
>said (the name escapes me at the moment), "Consistency is the hobgoblin of
>small minds." If that is true, I've worked with many a small mind over the
>years!

Foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds

Samuel Johnson

He also said,  "The antiquity of an abuse is no excuse for it's continuance."

I know this because Bill greatly admires SJ and quotes him on a regular basis.

Candy