Hey, thanks for your responses.

I'm not really concerned about anonymity, just security breaches.

I thought that public addresses were meant to be exposed to the wild, so what harm is there in using the public key of your offline savings wallet?

I am mostly going through all of this to protect my offline savings wallet. Therefore, it's imperative that it be immortal, so things like corruptible files, shaky hardware, and physical copies like paper wallets won't do it for me. I only trust myself and I am very happy to know that all of my savings can be backed up in my head. This is the single greatest trait I see in Bitcoin, in my humble opinion.

I only considered Brainwallets because I can create a passphrase that can ultimately bankrupt the Brainwallet concept if it is ever compromised, and because it's easier for me to remember. But I am willing to memorize the private key if that is the safest and most secure method to retaining my savings in my head.

I just don't understand why using the public address of my offline savings wallet is such a problem in terms of security. I thought that was the part that was designed to be shared, and only the private key must never see anyone's eyes.

And if that is such a problem, aren't there ways around it? I have seen some very cumbersome and user-unfriendly tutorials on using proprietary software and transaction keys so that offline wallet keys never see the light of day. Is this the best security solution in tandem with memorizing one's private key??