Classic literature

One of the quotes of the day on my personalized Google page today came from Mark Twain: "A classic", he is attributed as saying, "is something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read."

Funny you should say that, Mark, on two counts:

1. I've never read any of your books, recognized classics though they are. One day I might. I want to have read them, but... well, you know.

2. Today, 1 February, marks the day I am supposed to start reading another classic, Don Quixote, along with Karen, Candy Minx, and Red, so we can all debate it and stuff. Trouble is, I sort of lost a week last month, and I thought it was still around 22 January. I still have quite a lot of The Road to read. I'm trying to catch up, but it might take a day or two...