April 29, 2008
george mikes and epigrams
Epigrams take us on elegant brisk journeys; they are smart ripostes in which X proposes, Y disposes. They are beautifully crafted little musical instruments, exquisite jewelled needles that can do real harm. There is nothing quite so lethal as a neat binary:
Four legs good: two legs bad.
Me Tarzan, you Jane.
from George Szirtes
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And “they sit at an angle to us now, part of a world that seems suspiciously contrived.” I found that melancholy observation especially acute.
these are fantastic.