Knowing that the exact quote you want exists somewhere within a three foot radius of where you are sitting, but wasting your whole day not finding that paragraph again amid the mountains of text you've cocooned yourself in.
I _completely_ know what you're talking about, and that moment always makes one want to tear one's hear out, right? Or, you know, toss piles of paper around, like that's gonna help. I hope you find your quote. :)
I had the same problem, except with Haight -- his biography for George Eliot is great, don't get me wrong, but it felt like I was trying to find a truffle in a mucky pigpen -- i.e. NOT HAPPENING.
I _completely_ know what you're talking about, and that moment always makes one want to tear one's hear out, right? Or, you know, toss piles of paper around, like that's gonna help.
ReplyDeleteI hope you find your quote. :)
I had the same problem, except with Haight -- his biography for George Eliot is great, don't get me wrong, but it felt like I was trying to find a truffle in a mucky pigpen -- i.e. NOT HAPPENING.
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