[ Oh, of course, but you see, the kind of outstanding people usually strive for is ever so minor in comparison. Nobody likes to admit they are part of the mass, just another face. Everyone wants to be a little bit more intelligent, a little bit more interesting and overall just a little bit more memorable than the rest.
But what people want are a few moments in the spotlight, not a life in the scorching brightness of round lights shining down at them as they lie on a surgical table, being gawked at and metaphorically dissected by their peers because they've become just a little bit too different from the rest. ]
No. [ Beat. ] Yes. [ Beat. ] Well. Not exactly.
[ Let's try this again: ]
I'm not going to tell her. I don't... want to tell her, but... it gets difficult, there's... there's too much-- too many things I've got to avoid when we talk and I don't want to come across as--
[ Philip lowers his head. Hey, remember how he said Dean's comment wasn't exactly making things easier? Well~ ]
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Date: 2011-08-27 01:21 am (UTC)But what people want are a few moments in the spotlight, not a life in the scorching brightness of round lights shining down at them as they lie on a surgical table, being gawked at and metaphorically dissected by their peers because they've become just a little bit too different from the rest. ]
No. [ Beat. ] Yes. [ Beat. ] Well. Not exactly.
[ Let's try this again: ]
I'm not going to tell her. I don't... want to tell her, but... it gets difficult, there's... there's too much-- too many things I've got to avoid when we talk and I don't want to come across as--
[ Philip lowers his head. Hey, remember how he said Dean's comment wasn't exactly making things easier? Well~ ]
As some... sort of paranoid weirdo.