"Human creativity is nature manifest in us." - Ethan Hawke

“It’s all good if you don’t get it yet. It’s all good. That’s what we do. That’s what we do. We wait for you to catch up. We’re in here, though. We’re caught up already. On to the next. My goodness.”

-Drake, on the reception to his album Honestly, Nevermind

Crisp faces many opponents: entropy, laziness, time, compromise and false shortcuts. And fear. Most of all, fear.

Things rarely become crispy on their own. Instead, it requires care and effort. An ume shiso hand roll begins with a crisp piece of nori, but within a minute or two, though the ingredients are the same, it becomes soggy instead of tasty.