[LINK] Fairfax fires Age IT journos

Bernard Robertson-Dunn brd@austarmetro.com.au
Wed, 31 Oct 2001 14:50:36 +1100


stewart carter wrote:
> 
> Linkers,
> 
> I'm sure that Mark Twain had something to say about the premature
> reporting of his death that would be relevant to this situation.
> Maybe Bernard could delve into his quotations store to remind us.

As you asked so nicely...

The report of my death was an exaggeration.
Mark Twain.
New York Journal 2 June 1897  (usually quoted "Reports of my death have
been greatly exaggerated")

-- 
All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is
sure.
-- Mark Twain
Letter to Mrs Foote, 2 December 1887, in B. DeCasseres When Huck Finn Went
Highbrow (1934)

Regards
brd

Bernard Robertson-Dunn
Sydney Australia
brd@austarmetro.com.au