The Slickman A4 Quotation Event ("SA4QE") began in 2002 as a unique way of spreading the words of Russell Hoban. Every 4th February (Russell's birthday), fans around the world write their favourite quotations from his books on sheets of yellow A4 paper and leave them in public places, and/or share them online. Read more
As we ate and drank it seemed to both of us that the evening was shaping nicely. I couldn’t remember a time when I had drawn so well or felt so good; I wondered if I’d ever draw that well and feel that good again. Happiness can be unsettling, like catching a baby that someone has thrown out of a window.
I left this in a Car2Go at the end of an errand. I parked behind another Car2Go. The recursiveness seemed appropriate somehow.
I exist, said the mirror.
What about me? said Kleinzeit.
Not my problem, said the mirror.
A perennial favorite. I didn't notice until later that the first name of the author of the book I stuck the quote into was "Russ."