If you were a medieval scholar READING a book, you knew that there was a reasonable likelihood you'd never see that particular TEXT again, and so a high premium was placed on REMEMBERING what you read. You couldn't just pull a book off the shelf to consult it for a quote or an idea.

YES, I don't believe that the inter-Korean RELATIONSHIP has, quote, 'deteriorated' since I assumed office. Rather I believe that the relationship between the two Koreas is entering into a NEW phase - a time of transition. And so I think that the North Koreans are trying to SEE what they can build with this, with my new administration.

QUOTE me as SAYING I was mis-quoted.