lionhearted
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Maritime |
| Occupation | Mermaid |
| Location | Dominican Republic |
| Introduction | I told him, One day I will write an essay called "Perfectly Equipped Failures." It will be about their importance in works of fiction, especially modern fiction. I think of this particular brand as semi-tragic--sometimes comic and sometimes pathetic, or both....These are people who consciously choose failure in order to preserve their own sense of integrity. They are more elitist than mere snobs, because of their high standards....I believe I had picked Mina as a perfectly equipped failure when I first met her after the revolution, during one of my last department meetings at the University of Tehran....She looked not so much composed as drawn inward. She was one of those people who are irrevocably, incurably honest and therefore inflexible and vulnerable at the same time. - Reading Lolita in Tehran |
| Interests | Truth, beauty, and goodness. Honor. Meat. |
| Favorite movies | Pan's Labyrinth |
| Favorite books | Till We Have Faces., Cry, the Beloved Country., Reading Lolita in Tehran. |
You have a red jar of cedar chips. Why do moths miss the forest?
Everyone needs an enemy to feel sure that they exist.