how to be a cliche, part 1

typically, i am quite snarky about those little inspirational quote things that are vomited all over social media. they're generally thoughtless cardboard platitudes posted by people who don't seem to really THINK or LIVE authentically, who use the IQTs to form their weltanschauung. i'm especially snarky about those little inspirational quote thingies that are attributed to philosophers or writers or other individuals that can lend the IQTs some street cred. i find my snark about those come from a) shit being taken out of context, b) shit not being presented in anything other than a but i'm a cheerleader superficiality, or c) the IQT actually not being written/said by the attributed philosopher, writer, other individual. that one really burns my biscuits. 

but there are times i find IQTs that actually resonate. then, after i verify that it was said/written by the attributed P,W, OI, i can moon over it a little. i stumbled upon one the other day, tucked into a long and thoughtful piece about creativity, so it was very germane to the surrounding environment of words, and it's hung around since. without looking it up again, it was basically i write to find out what i'm thinking and was attached to joan didion. (i checked. it looks legit. and if somehow my researchfu is wrong? dont' tell me until next week...my biscuits can NOT be more burned right now.)

(NOTE: funny memes do NOT = IQTs. funny memes are why the internet was invented.)

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