Bergman.SoftArts@MIT-MULTICS@sri-unix.UUCP (10/08/83)
The version of the Starcrossed that I read was a hardcover in the library, and had a review/teaser/blurb by Harlan Ellison. I didn't like the book much, but found the blurb very amusing, and worth searching out for those of you who are interested in Harlan. On an unrelated topic, the phrase "believe <n> impossible things before breakfast has been around a lot longer than Adams, let alone HHGttG. <n> is usually 6 or 7. I believe it does have an identifiable author, there is a particular use of it floating around in the back of my head, being very reluctant to come into the light. I may have to go dig up a copy of Mary Poppins to set my mind at rest. I believe she (or some similar character in a different book) cites believing six (or 7) impossible things before breakfast as being the secret to youth, or mental agility, or some such. Has any one else read "The Lord's Pink Ocean"? I don't recall the author's name. It is an after-the-holocaust story, and I recall it as being very disturbing. --mike bergman.softarts@mit-multics