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		mirawelner 3 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Gild Just One Lily I like metaphors. I respect a good “run with a metaphor” post. But I feel like if you have to explain the metaphor this much during the post it’s not worth it

onraglanroad 3 days ago | [–]

True. This particular lily was less gilded than battered and deep fried.

stevedonovan 3 days ago | [–]

"This post could have been a tweet", and so on.

It's a lovely metaphor for the soulful business of doing something really well, even if there is no 'market' for that kind of quality

rf15 3 days ago | [–]

Art is often its own reward.

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