Comments on: Who said this Swiftian quote?

Question: Who said this Swiftian quote?

telstar — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:25:22 -0800

"How can you say I am not a success? I have not been eaten and I have not failed to eat" (or words to that effect). Trying to find the source of this quote. I was thinking maybe Jonathan Swift, but my google-fu is failing me.

By: Flunkie

Flunkie — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:47:47 -0800

"How can they say my life is not a success? Have I not for more than sixty years got enough to eat and escaped being eaten?"

-Logan Pearsall Smith

By: telstar

telstar — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:53:56 -0800

Beautiful. This is why I love AskMe. Thanks!

By: telstar

telstar — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:01:56 -0800

The page of Logan Pearsall Smith's quotes is a treasure in itself, y'all.

By: small_ruminant

small_ruminant — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:54:53 -0800

Thanks for this question- I'd never heard any of these, I don't think.

By: Navelgazer

Navelgazer — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:52:48 -0800

This is fantastic. Lord love a whimsical misanthrope!