June 18, 2007

Today was devoted primarily to reviewing an article that I had been sent and preparing a narrative document with more detailed comments.

So instead of a sentence I wrote I offer today a quote that I tracked down which sets the tone in some respects for the piece I am working on for TPTINTD as well as the current dissertation chapter I am writing:

"You needed me. You needed to perfect me.
In your absence you polished me into the Enemy.
Your history gets in the way of my memory."
---Excerpt from 'Farewell' by Agha Shahid Ali

Hmm as I think about it some more it seems like this verse/excerpt sets the tone for one of the main arguments in the dissertation as a whole.

Until tomorrow!