Frenzy
When I read I underline, if it is my book. I take notes, write down sentences and sometimes even copy whole paragraphs. Today while reading My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante, I visually underlined part of a sentence and then copied the words into my moleskin notebook.
" She was gripped by a frenzy of absolute disclosure."
Imagine the intensity of such an experience. Gripped. In the clutches-- such tenacity. And frenzy-- mania. Held with a stubbornness, a madness with sharpened talons.
Absolute. Perfect. Unconditional disclosure. And what is disclosure, but revelation.
To reveal all.
How devastating to exist within that frenzy—akin to being caught up in the vortex of a tornado.
Appreciate for a moment the disaster of such a state. Unvarnished criticism. Opinions given even when not requested. Secrets let out with abandon. Words spilled out without regard for the nuances, for their baggage. Rapier at the ready.
Connect with anyone or anything—
Authors do have a way of taking me on flights of imagination.
" She was gripped by a frenzy of absolute disclosure."
Imagine the intensity of such an experience. Gripped. In the clutches-- such tenacity. And frenzy-- mania. Held with a stubbornness, a madness with sharpened talons.
Absolute. Perfect. Unconditional disclosure. And what is disclosure, but revelation.
To reveal all.
How devastating to exist within that frenzy—akin to being caught up in the vortex of a tornado.
Appreciate for a moment the disaster of such a state. Unvarnished criticism. Opinions given even when not requested. Secrets let out with abandon. Words spilled out without regard for the nuances, for their baggage. Rapier at the ready.
Connect with anyone or anything—
Authors do have a way of taking me on flights of imagination.
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