excuse me, sir, are you going to eat that?

Know first who you are, then adorn yourself accordingly. -Epictetus

I dont know exactly what to think about quotes. I look at them for a while, but i cant seem to look at them for very long, because after a while the meaning disappears and all i am doing is gazing, somewhat cross-eyed, at a neat alignment of letters (unless its ee cummings) that i know is significant but im not sure how. i dont know how. there is the promise of a startling truth in them, if only i could grasp it. i am not one for bursts of revelation that spill out into beautifully contructed sentences. but "nice" quotes give me a feeling that follows me around, and whispers softly in my ear, things that i cannot say because they are too near. yes, that line was from cummings, and yes the above quote is from hannah's site. i am a poor but honest plagiarist. what a good beginning for a book!

in australia i spent a day playing with my cousin sasha who is only 5 but very serious and logical already. we tried to watch narnia, but the incredulity and imagination of it stumped her entirely. ("why does he have great big ears that stick out like that?" "why is he taking her into his house? does she live with him?"). but she's gorgeous, terribly cute and very bright. except for when we played hide and seek and she announced "i know where to hide!" and dragged me to the storeroom. "this is a very good place to hide." she said, nodding her blonde head knowledgeably. "How do you know?" " i hid here with Holly just now, and George didnt find us." I decided not to remind her that Holly was the one looking for us.