neighbors

"We see but one aspect of our neighbor, as we see but one side of the moon; in either case there is also a dark half which is unknown to us. We all come down to dinner, but each has a room to himself."

-Walter Bagehot, "Shakespeare," Literary Studies

lexicon

speak jive
&
around the world (slight stereotyping)
or saying nothing at all.

"At our best and most fortunate we make pictures because of what stands in front of the camera, to honor what is greater and more interesting than we are. We never accomplish this perfectly, though in return we are given something perfect -- a sense of inclusion. Our subject thus redefines us, and is part of the biography by which we want to be known"
-Robert Adams

The standard formula for success in the entertainment world: Beat it to death.

Its, oh so quiet...

This song was in my dream last night. I was a ghost that controlled light.
This

on explanation

"Ars Poetica"

The goose that laid the golden egg
Died looking up its crotch
To find out how its sphincter worked.
Would you lay well? Don't watch.

X.J. Kennedy