December 20, 2010

On Not Seeing Your Ears

In "A Fable," Mark Twain has the cat express the moral, "You can find in a text whatever you bring, if you will stand between it and the mirror of your imagination. You may not see your ears, but they will be there."

In a recent post to the Mark Twain Forum Barbara Schmidt reminded subscribers of this observation.

Posted by Duane Smith at December 20, 2010 10:19 AM | Read more on Mark Twain |

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