Hobgoblins

"In all my lectures I have taught one doctrine, namely, the infinitude of the private man."

Author

Dorothy
July 16, 2024

GIRL: Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds CAT: Oh man / GIRL: When did hunting for continuity errors become a sport? CAT: Consistency HATES that. / GIRL: Expecting perfect continuity in old TV shows and movies is like expecting linear perspective in medieval European art CAT: You ding ONE transcendentalist’s cybertruck / GIRL: They don’t LACK it - because they COULDN’T - CAT: Well you know what consistency says GIRL: They DIDN’T - because other things were more important to them! / GIRL: And if we can only view the past through the lens of our own current preoccupations - we’ll NEVER be able to see it! / GIRL: and that’s OUR loss CAT: “Ralph Waldo Emerson should sleep with that big transparent eyeball open.”