*whines*

[silversolitaire]

I found a kick ass quote for my paper and I don't know how to find the exact source! T_T

This sucks... I don't know what to do... it's so good...

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[kkscatnip.livejournal.com]

what's the quote? maybe i can find where it came from.

[silversolitaire.livejournal.com]

Hmmmm... that would be great! It's

?Queen Victoria was like a great paperweight that for half a century sat upon men's minds and when she was removed their ideas began to blow all over the place haphazardly.? - H.G. Wells

I know he said it but I don't know where! >_< I mean, I'd need an exact source, to boot, but right now I don't even know where to look! *whimpers*

[gareon.livejournal.com]

It's in a book (an anthology) by Vansittart, one of my favorite quotes... Look for a book titled "Voices 1870-1914" if you have the weekend, I'll for it, I remember that quote. The spurce should be in the book.

[gareon.livejournal.com]

if you're in a pinch, go to alibris.com, look for "voices" or "voices, 1870-1914" try vansittart. that should be enough attribution once you have the full title; it was quoted in the pages covering the death of Queen victoria in 1901.

[silversolitaire.livejournal.com]

Oh please please please! If you can find the exact source for me I will love you forever! *rubs against your legs like a cat* I have no way of finding the source myself as it is now! *whines* I will look for what you said, but I doubt I can find the exact bibliographical location I need (meaning the pages too). *sobs*

If all else fails I have to make up the page... *blushes*

[silversolitaire.livejournal.com]

Okay, I found a bibliographical reference for that. Are you absolutely sure it was in there? I mean, I guess I can use it like that, but it really has to be accurate! I mean... wow... this is so great, that you know this! *bounces* Another source that goes is into the bibliography! *gleeeee*

You don't have the book, do you? So you could tell me the page number? *puppy eyes*

[gareon.livejournal.com]

I'm looking, I'm looking. I'm absolutely positive its there, because Voices was responsible for three thingsd: my adoring the poems of Kavafy, my being addicted to anthologies/books of quotations (hence my recalling H.G. Welles's quote) and my desperate yearning to go to Paris after reading about the Franco-Prussian War.

But I bought the book in 1982 whenb I was 12 and I've moved several times since then -it's here somewhere but i'm scrounging around looking for it.

presto, found it!

[gareon.livejournal.com]

Queen Victoria was like a great paper-weight that for half a century sat upon men's minds, and when she was removed their ideas began to blow about all over the place haphazardly.

-H.G. Welles

p.159, Voices: 1870-1914 by Peter Vansittart (Avon Books, New York, 1984)

Re: presto, found it!

[silversolitaire.livejournal.com]

*glomps*

Thank you!!!!!! You're great!!! *puts it into the "Works Cited" page* Yaaaaaaaay!

Thank you so so much! *bounces*

Re: presto, found it!

[gareon.livejournal.com]

a pleasure to be of some service :) you gave me a shock when you mentioned that quote.