ars longa, vita brevis (was: RE: Ebisedian, or takrem e Teoh (earth to Teoh) :)

John:
> Sally Caves scripsit:
>
> > Heh heh... And the problem, as you've probably found out, is that because
> > you have LIFE and its obligations, there is just wayyyyy too LITTLE time to
> > develop your conlang.  Which is also life.  Although I've got to admit,
> > you've done wonders with Ebisedian.  Lives within lives
>
> As JRRT said in "A Secret Vice", the construction of languages is an art
> for which life is too short
Can anyone remember how old he was when he wrote that essay? I still
nurse hopes of completing Livagian, but the feeling that life is too
short does weigh heavy on the shoulders.

--And.

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