'I'm always looking for the Hows and the Whys and the Whats,' said Muskrat, 'That is why I speak as I do. You've heard of Muskrat's Much-in-Little, of course?' 'No,' said the child. 'What is it?'
- The Mouse and his Child. Russell Hoban.
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Hmmm and more hmmm. I think that may be over my head....or silly....or both. Or perhaps I should take up smoking something that gives me spectral understanding.
ReplyDeleteIt is so refreshing having you back in Blogland. I missed your banter with YP. Fancy him putting 'only' in the wrong place.
ReplyDeleteDon't take up smoking anything GB. It's not good for you :-)
ReplyDeleteActually, it were me what done the 'only' wrong.
I liked that. Funny thing is I never really thought about it "that way". Although I do know it's hard to do pink when painting with water colours if you don't actually have magenta.
ReplyDeleteYes Dawn. There's some reds that cannot make pink, no matter how hard they try :-)
ReplyDeleteAh yes. If only I had read it correctly. I was reading the reported speech as being the words of the illustrious YP himself. I am a silly billy.
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