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		pfarrell on Oct 6, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Lost Laughs in Leisure Suit Larry Whoso belongs only to his own age, and reverences only its gilt Popinjays or smoot-smeared Mumbojumbos, must needs die with it. - Thomas Carlyle

ogre_magi on Oct 6, 2017 [–]

Every time I read, chew, and fully digest a Carlyle sentence, I feel full.

Most contemporary writing feels like cotton candy that dissolves easily in the mind, when compared to the rack of lamb you take in from Carlyle.

pfarrell on Oct 6, 2017 | [–]

Well said.

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