Dearest Andrea, I found this little Axiom in the House of Murphy. And I fear it applies to you.


Library Axiom: The closest library doesn't have the material you need.

Here's another one:

Law of Scholarly Research: The most valuable quotation will be the one for which you cannot determine the source.
Corollary: The source for an unattributed quotation will appear in the most hostile review of you work.