You Will Never Do Anything Remarkable

Illegitimi non carborundum, etc. So. The original line was, “If they give you ruled paper, write the other way.” As far as I can tell it’s Juan Ramón Jiménez’s. I am also now painfully aware I've written a half as '2/1'. Sorry maths. Please note that this wasn’t intended to be a diatribe against...

11 min - Philosophy & Big Ideas - exurb1a

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