Walt Whitman, he who laid end to end words never seen in each other's company before outside of a dictionary.

That's the attraction of the conference circuit: it's a way of converting work into play, combining professionalism with tourism, and all at someone else's expense. Write a paper and see the world! I'm Jane Austen - fly me!

Information is the religion of the modern world.

Language is the net that holds thought trapped within a particular culture. But if one could only strike the ball with sufficient force, with perfect timing, it would perhaps break through the netting, continue on its course, never fall to earth, but go into orbit around the world.

Universities are the cathedrals of the modern age. They shouldn't have to justify their existence by utilitarian criteria.

It's the only thing that keeps me going these days, travelling. Changes of scene, changes of faces

Walt Whitman, he who laid end to end words never seen in each other's company before outside of a dictionary.