Figures of Speech is a collection of over 1,500 quotes (and growing) from famous figures of our past. Giants from the past worthy of our remembrance. Co-authorship is recognized on each speech act (blog post). As these tidbits of romantic tendencies arise, 'ent-sprechen' emerges and the reflection subsides, ephemeral yet less so as we culturally transmit the Logos of learning and all that we value. 'O sepi to poli' is courtesy of Aristotle.
Berthélemy’s Alexander Cuts the Gordian Knot captures the defiance of complexity—Alexander’s sword, a rising horse, and echoes of Plato converge in a meditation on liberation, heroism, and the fine line between triumph and tragedy.
Alone in a crowd, concerned with anything but the here-and-now, reality is revealing and a gift from the present, in this moment to no other. Solipsistic perhaps, but of this I am sure; unemployed doctors have not patience!
