tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20782819.post6865519696628907263..comments2023-11-12T13:22:30.358+01:00Comments on andrewjshields: Karl-Marx-AlleeAndrew Shieldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02804655739574694901noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20782819.post-28498111419102503862008-05-30T09:39:00.000+02:002008-05-30T09:39:00.000+02:00"People memorize themselves, and try to live that ..."People memorize themselves, and try to live that way" reminds me of my comments on Jonathan Lethem's "The Fortress of Solitude," posted a few months ago, and what he calls "social mimicry":<BR/><BR/>"I dedicated myself to acting as though I'd fit in this atmosphere all along."Andrew Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804655739574694901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20782819.post-46204356709152985392008-05-28T16:18:00.000+02:002008-05-28T16:18:00.000+02:00I love this fragment from Koethe's poem:People mem...I love this fragment from Koethe's poem:<BR/><BR/>People memorize themselves, and try to live that way / Forever, seeking refuge from the great, surrounding storms / In lives inscrutable and self-contained as jars.<BR/><BR/>... especially the last line!<BR/><BR/>-- dhshAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com