And Bonnie makes thee.

"They hadn't much faith in travel nor a great belief in a change of scene as a panacea for spiritual ills; they were simply glad to be going. And Bonnie was glad. Children are always glad of something new, not realizing that there is everything in anything if the thing is complete in itself. Summer and love and beauty are much the same in Cannes or Connecticut. David was older than Alabama; he hadn't really felt glad since his first success." -Save Me the Waltz

He stopped for us to laugh...

An exercise in translation, however inauthentic in its product, is a marvelous exercise to enhance understanding, deepen interest, and perhaps along the way one may encounter a grand moment of inspiration that later leads to a truly authentic production.

A philosopher's mandala

Say an artist hangs a rendering of life above her bed and uses the tools of the carpenter to do so. How many times removed is said bed from the truth?

Surely she is better than twice. But if she takes the title artist, she cannot lie between herself and the craftsman. And to lie between yourself and the truth feels dishonest.

I leave thrice for the writers who overlook the fact that there are two sides to everything.