Irrational Denial
From the NY Review of Books, Feb 15, 2007, edition, regarding a review of a book by Allen Shaw, son of William Shaw:
"As Allen Shaw points out, the world is a dangerous place, disaster may strike at any moment. The phobic isn't crazy to think that a stretch of lonely road makes him vulnerable to attack. When the horror of death sweeps over a phobic and overwhelms him, he is surely only facing what the rest of us irrationally deny."
Truer words were never written. Not that I am planning on become phobic. My only phobia lately seems to be avoiding writing fiction.
"As Allen Shaw points out, the world is a dangerous place, disaster may strike at any moment. The phobic isn't crazy to think that a stretch of lonely road makes him vulnerable to attack. When the horror of death sweeps over a phobic and overwhelms him, he is surely only facing what the rest of us irrationally deny."
Truer words were never written. Not that I am planning on become phobic. My only phobia lately seems to be avoiding writing fiction.
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