Dennis Duncan

“[Citing "Alice in Wonderland"] the White Knight insists on singing Alice a song which he introduces as follows:

'The name of the song is called "Haddocks' Eyes".'

'Oh, that's the name of the song, is it?' Alice said, trying to feel interested.

'No, you don't understand,' the Knichgt said, looking a little vexed. 'That's what the name is called. The name really is "The Aged Aged Man".”
― Dennis Duncan, Index, A History of the: A Bookish Adventure from Medieval Manuscripts to the Digital Age

“The merchandise is telling us something: that there is something about these papers that readers want to hang on to, to have around them; that just because it’s periodical doesn’t always mean it’s ephemeral.”
― Dennis Duncan, Index, A History of the