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annika gave dash a collected works of lucian for christmas. reading the dialogues provides a timely reminder of mortality and humility (:

"(the dead) philosopher: what about you then, mennippus? off with your independence, plain speaking, cheerfulness, noble bearing, and laughter. you're the only one that laughs.

(the dead) hermes: do nothing of the sort, but keep them, mennipus; they're light and easy to carry, and useful for the voyage. but you, rhetorician, throw away your endless loquacity, your antitheses, balanced clauses, foreign phrases, and everything that makes your speeches so heavy."