The word quirky is so much more loathed than the word whimsy that it does not bear the time it would require to dissect its horrors. The choice to ha… - Sarah Ruhl

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The word quirky is so much more loathed than the word whimsy that it does not bear the time it would require to dissect its horrors. The choice to have a perceptible aesthetic at all is often called a quirk. The word quirky suggests that in a homogenized culture, difference has to be immediately defined, sequestered, and formally quarantined while being gently patted on the head.

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