Sublime
An inspiration engine for ideas
paragon : the perfect example of something.
slipshod (adj) : a sloppy lack of precision.
concordance : an alphabetical list of all usages of a word in a corpus.
presumptuous : taking liberties and overstepping boundaries with assumpitons.
“A talent for speaking differently, rather than for arguing well, is the chief instrument of cultural change.”
― Richard Rorty
.@rauchg on why developing great eloquence will be an increasingly valuable skill https://t.co/uInHaAGnJi
Lenny Rachitskyx.comPascal will build his next project when he suddenly abandons The Provincial Letters at the height of their literary success. He does so because he has concluded, prophetically, that “eloquence amuses more people than it converts.”
Jenna Silber Storey • Why We Are Restless: On the Modern Quest for Contentment (New Forum Books Book 65)
of my silver tongue
Brandon Sanderson • Shadows of Self: A Mistborn Novel (The Mistborn Saga Book 5)
Beyond virtue and vice, a few words, whether carefully formed or impulsively flung, have the ability to sculpt reality into something entirely new.