Quote of the Day, Depression Division
May. 4th, 2010 04:28 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bloodyrosemccoy“I can’t read Emily Dickinson. Every time I try I get a few stanzas in and start wanting to scream ‘THESE AREN’T POEMS! THESE ARE SYMPTOMS!’”
Today's quote brought to you by my response to my sister's Emily Dickinson Facebook Flamewar. Do not criticize Emily Dickinson to your former high school English teacher. It gets ugly.
Today's quote brought to you by my response to my sister's Emily Dickinson Facebook Flamewar. Do not criticize Emily Dickinson to your former high school English teacher. It gets ugly.
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Date: 2010-05-05 03:15 pm (UTC)Never, ever, underestimate the vehemence of people fighting about authors. I once witnessed my mom and my aunt (sisters-in-law) getting into a shouting match about Jane Austen.
My cousin and I just stared at them. It was epic.