Orts #790
To turn out an acceptable pasquinade is probably unthinkable under controlled circumstances, for the spirit of satire is the spirit of independence.
— E. B. White, in The New Yorker, January 8, 1949
Letter writing is the only device for combining solitude with good company.
— Lord Byron
The Sanscrit language, whatever be its antiquity, is of a wonderful structure; more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the Latin.
— William Jones, in an address to the Asiatick Society in Calcutta, 1786
Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.
— E. O. Wilson (1929- )
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bonus links, for those few amongst you who may not previously have thought of the bagpipes as a particularly sexy instrument:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRNqlgzQt0Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX8QPtpLOfA
The bagpipes player, Cristina Pato, is featured in a recommended movie, The Music of Strangers, which documents Yo Yo Ma's Silk Road Project.