Elijah stood from the swing and dusted more dirt from his jeans. Then he walked by a teeter-totter on his way back to his apartment. If things didn’t work out with this exhibit he wondered how long he would stay here continuing to do the same thing over and over again while expecting a different result. Insanity and pride, back and forth, teeter and totter. What they all had in common was that they created an illusion of motion on a playground while its rider actually went nowhere. Pg. 163
Post 16: SG
As Elijah sipped on some orange juice, he recalled earlier feeling like an explorer who’d just returned back to civilization after weeks in the wilderness. But suddenly civilization seemed less civilized as the beautiful couple, who finally found in the trespassers a transgression upon which they could collectively align their disgust, got up and left. Others did the same. Apparently, there was unfinished business outside of Mississippi as well. Although here, offense was triggered by a completely different set of unacceptable affronts. Pg. 161
Post 15: SG
“Stay focused. Once you hit it big, dabbling in stained glass windows will seem charming. And you’ll have plenty of greenbacks left over for all the strippers you want.” Pg. 143
Gerred Lee 