quoted 2 lines Besides, how many times can you listen to some diva wail "Oh, baby"> Besides, how many times can you listen to some diva wail "Oh, baby"
> before the thrill is gone?
Once. (Unless it's something that I'm doing that inspires her to wail ;-)
On the other hand, the turn of a line like "Desire is a sylph-figured
creature who changes her own mind" (1) will stick with me for a lifetime.
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(1) Prefab Sprout, "Desire As", _Steve McQueen_, 1985