You find the gem in a thrift shop. It has extra dimensions, rarely shows the same side twice. Against the sun, you can barely count them.

One has to decompose one’s mind into its constituents, place them in the writing in a careful arrangement of mirrors, lenses and gems.

Why?
While visiting South today I found, once again, this quote that I like so much:

The first question which you will ask and which I must try to answer is this, ‘What is the use of climbing Mount Everest?’ and my answer must at once be, ‘It is no use.’ We shall not bring back a single bit of gold or silver, not a gem, nor any coal or iron. We shall not find a single foot of earth that can be planted with crops to raise food. It’s no use. So, if you cannot understand that there … ⌘ Read more