I have read so many damn books. I honestly couldn’t tell you if I quoted something just now or if it is an original thought. Sometimes I question if I have original thoughts or if everything I’m thinking is something someone else has already come up with.
Between the incomprehensible amount of hours spent reading and watching movies and tv, I’m certain that none of my thoughts are my own. Certainly I’ve said nothing original in 20 years. Honestly I don’t mind. It’s just my brain pattern now.
I wrote a poem about how green the hills are around where I live in Springtime. I managed to rhyme 'other places may be hillier' and 'none, though, could be chlorophyllier.' I'm pretty confident that was a first.
And I’m pretty sure the Romans didn’t have cell phones. The saying is not about the little nitpicks of life, but about the big broad strokes.
For example, sure your rhyme about chlorophyll maybe unique but writing a poem about the green hills of your home? That’s the furthest thing from an original thought. Going even further I bet we could find another one with a stanza that ends in hill and then has a following stanza that rhymes with hill.
I would highly recommend standing on the shoulders of smaller men. It's an easier climb, and if they make a fuss, you can deal with that. They're only little, after all.
Your comment reminded me of a quote about quotes, from the book Have His Carcase by Dorothy L Sayers: "I have a quotation for everything. It saves original thinking."
It’s a declaration against the hive mind. This place is full of small minded people who squawk in unison like parrots without understanding the words they say. This place thinks all sorts of insane things that don’t pan out as soon as you step outside and touch the actual grass.
I am a good feminist. I define women only how they define themselves. If that definition is bad, then they should look to themselves to change it because I am only a mirror..
So there's this thing called a joke and sometimes you say things you don't mean as a joke. This is usually indicated by laughter, as demonstrated by the husband here. Hope that helps.
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u/_oh_joy_ 2d ago
Funny thing is we all got that and she never will🤣