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The WORDmeister writes: In honor of my meeting today with journalism deans & directors from all over. In Vegas—where else?—I offer these rotten nuggets.

“Why don’t you write books people can read?”

—Nora Joyce to her husband James, author of books people couldn’t read (1882-1941)

“Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers.”

—T.S. Eliot (1888-1965), poet

“It is better to be quotable than to be honest.”

—Tom Stoppard, playwright

“Men have become the tools of their tools.”

—Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), writer and hermit

“Copy from one, it’s plagiarism; copy from two, it’s research.”

—Wilson Mizner (1876-1933), playwright

“Everywhere I go I’m asked if I think the university stifles writers. My opinion is that they don’t stifle enough of them.”

—Flannery O’Connor (1925-1964), author

• Editorial Comment: Note: In the original French, potpourri = “rotten pot.” *

• Free Humiliation: Take this quiz on the 25 most misspelled (or mispelled?) words.

News from our award-winning student news site, The Hard News Café
• Tuition will rise, USU president tells journalism students, by Chris Lee & Tmera Bradley
• Historic railroad photos document changes in West’s landscape, by Chris Lee
• 18 beauties celebrate Valentine’s Day solo to show men how it’s done, by Mary Stocking
• 81-year-old motorist injured in Main Street collision with dump truck, by Mary Stocking
• Flood damage not enough to qualify Mendon for government aid, by Josh Ruggles
• Proposed Rec Center, playing fields depend on $30 student fee vote, by Becca Holliday
• Windows on the past: Old yearbooks reveal USU during WWI, by Liz Wilson, Aggie BluePrint
• Charles Dickens’ famous works keyed off his own life, professor says, by Sean O’Sullivan
• Bill to remove some sex offenders from registry moves to Senate, by Ashley Tolman & April Ashland, Utah Public Radio
• Journalism students go to ‘war’ with Army ROTC in Green Canyon, by Rhett Wilkinson
• The Aggie TV News Team (Feb. 15 edition). Bookmark ATV News

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