God in the deatils (1960); No names, no pack-drill (1930)

[Jonathan Lighter]

So "God is in the details" means exactly the opposite.

If there is an opposite.

JL

Wilson Gray <wilson.gray at RCN.COM> wrote:
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On Jan 25, 2005, at 2:31 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:

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> The version with "devil" is so common that the "God" version becomes
> much more fascinating.
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> JL

But what does it mean? I've always assumed that the "devil" version
means something like, "a good opening sentence, in and of itself, does
not the Great American Novel make." I.e., bringing an idea to fruition
is no easy task.

-Wilson

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> I don't see any mention in this thread of "The devil is in the
> details",
> which I think I have seen at least as often.
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> -- Mark
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