There is no exquisite beautywithout some strangeness in the proportion.
-Edgar Allan Poe, Ligeia
Feeling very erudite tonight and...if I were to write my own dictionary...
Political Correctness, n.
The superstitious notion which states that constantly renaming various nouns, and diluting their meanings, is a sign of respect towards the subject, the practice of which appeases various, invisible conflict, tension, and embarrassment deities which, according to this dogma, should be feared above death and personal violence.
Don Quixote mistook buildings for ogres.
Dante mistook ogres for buildings.
And somehow that seems to be a profound thing at 4:00 AM
-Edgar Allan Poe, Ligeia
Feeling very erudite tonight and...if I were to write my own dictionary...
Political Correctness, n.
The superstitious notion which states that constantly renaming various nouns, and diluting their meanings, is a sign of respect towards the subject, the practice of which appeases various, invisible conflict, tension, and embarrassment deities which, according to this dogma, should be feared above death and personal violence.
Don Quixote mistook buildings for ogres.
Dante mistook ogres for buildings.
And somehow that seems to be a profound thing at 4:00 AM
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terrakotta:
pssst: 'thought of you yesterday when I took a road trip to Salem with some friends. One of the attractions is the Poe and Hawthorn Museum. I was out-voted and we did not partake in the tour, but if you're ever in Massachusetts, you should check it out. 
ladymaze:
Well, thank you for commenting. I appreciate it. Most of the stuff I've posted lately has been written for the first time mere minutes before posting it...it's all raw, and it's nice to get some impressions on the raw material