Kev Ferrara-- I was aware of the Philip K. Dick attribution as well. When I first read this quote it was attributed to Legras in Peter Viereck's epic poem, Archer In The Marrow. Viereck wrote his poem mostly in the 1960s but continued to revise it until 1987, so I can't really say whether Legras predated Dick. But Viereck was a Pulitzer prize winning poet who translated and quoted obscure source material from several languages, and Archer in the Marrow was big news at the time. (Brodsky wrote that it was an event on a par with Ezra Pound's cantos.) Legras was a new name to me too, but Viereck quoted him alongside Nietzsche, Wagner, Thomas Hardy, Verlaine, Hegel, Euripedes and Sandor Ferenczi-- good company to be in.
Happy Valentine's day to you and yours as well.
Zoe-- Thanks, It hadn't occurred to me but you're right. I hope this gargantuan lady is a little more benevolent than Thurber's.
I just discovered your blog. I'm really enjoying it! Question: Do you have a post on the top 5-10 books that any fan of illustration should read to develop a core understanding of the style and its greats? Or other books on "seeing" and reading illustrations and art?
I noticed that you and other commenters are frequently dropping illustrators' names. Sure, i can Google them. But I'd like a physical object I can pull off the shelf to reference.
Did you know there is a 12 word phrase you can speak to your man... that will trigger deep feelings of love and instinctual attraction for you deep within his chest?
That's because deep inside these 12 words is a "secret signal" that triggers a man's impulse to love, adore and care for you with all his heart...
This impulse is so built-in to a man's genetics that it will drive him to try harder than ever before to build your relationship stronger.
As a matter of fact, fueling this mighty impulse is absolutely important to having the best possible relationship with your man that the moment you send your man one of these "Secret Signals"...
...You will soon find him open his mind and soul to you in such a way he never experienced before and he will recognize you as the one and only woman in the galaxy who has ever truly appealed to him.
~~Round Earth ~~
ReplyDeleteAm I doing it right?
Happy valentine’s thanks for the boobs
Now I don't know who said this quote first. I thought it was a Philip K. Dick coinage.
ReplyDeleteHere’s an article on K. Dick’s 1978 speech that contains the quote. I think it dovetails with your cartoon.
Would be interested to read the passage where Phillipos Legras (a new name to me) offers the similar quote, but I can't find it online.
Happy Valentine's Day and best wishes to you and all,
Kev
Delightfully Thurberian.
ReplyDeleteRichard-- My pleasure.
ReplyDeleteKev Ferrara-- I was aware of the Philip K. Dick attribution as well. When I first read this quote it was attributed to Legras in Peter Viereck's epic poem, Archer In The Marrow. Viereck wrote his poem mostly in the 1960s but continued to revise it until 1987, so I can't really say whether Legras predated Dick. But Viereck was a Pulitzer prize winning poet who translated and quoted obscure source material from several languages, and Archer in the Marrow was big news at the time. (Brodsky wrote that it was an event on a par with Ezra Pound's cantos.) Legras was a new name to me too, but Viereck quoted him alongside Nietzsche, Wagner, Thomas Hardy, Verlaine, Hegel, Euripedes and Sandor Ferenczi-- good company to be in.
Happy Valentine's day to you and yours as well.
Zoe-- Thanks, It hadn't occurred to me but you're right. I hope this gargantuan lady is a little more benevolent than Thurber's.
Nice curves David! Which tells me that man is not standing on "terra firma."
ReplyDeleteDavid,
ReplyDeleteI just discovered your blog. I'm really enjoying it! Question: Do you have a post on the top 5-10 books that any fan of illustration should read to develop a core understanding of the style and its greats? Or other books on "seeing" and reading illustrations and art?
I noticed that you and other commenters are frequently dropping illustrators' names. Sure, i can Google them. But I'd like a physical object I can pull off the shelf to reference.
Thanks!!!
Best,
Chris N.
Did you know there is a 12 word phrase you can speak to your man... that will trigger deep feelings of love and instinctual attraction for you deep within his chest?
ReplyDeleteThat's because deep inside these 12 words is a "secret signal" that triggers a man's impulse to love, adore and care for you with all his heart...
12 Words Will Fuel A Man's Desire Instinct
This impulse is so built-in to a man's genetics that it will drive him to try harder than ever before to build your relationship stronger.
As a matter of fact, fueling this mighty impulse is absolutely important to having the best possible relationship with your man that the moment you send your man one of these "Secret Signals"...
...You will soon find him open his mind and soul to you in such a way he never experienced before and he will recognize you as the one and only woman in the galaxy who has ever truly appealed to him.