Only in Thomas Jefferson’s home town

By on March 2nd, 2005

Overheard in a used bookstore near the University of Virginia this weekend:

Family friend [addressing six-year-old child]: "So! Do you like books?"
Father [to child, prompting]: "Remember what Thomas Jefferson said?"
Six-year-old child [a bit hesitantly, as if reciting]: "I can’t live without a book."*

Only in Charlottesville…

* The child was paraphrasing a bit, but got the gist of it; the actual quotation is "I cannot live without books." If you spend any time at Mr. Jefferson’s university, and especially in the libraries, you’ll come across it frequently.

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2 Responses to “Only in Thomas Jefferson’s home town”

  1. Frolic says:
    March 6, 2005 at 10:42 am

    Yes, Jefferson is a saint to all residents of Charlottesville.
    P.S. Could you update the link to Frolic of My Own in your blogroll? It’s now http://www.afrolicofmyown.com.
    My hosting company, which owned the domain, went out of business. In the process, scammers grabbed the domain.
    Thanks.

  2. Amanda says:
    March 9, 2005 at 11:20 pm

    Done!