There is a kind of person who doesn't engage much with culture/art, be it high or low brow, and so does not realise that much of our crafted words are quotes, appropriations and remixes of past-art words and phrases. Like aphantasia or lack of inner monologue, it blows my mind.
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Sorry that last one was probably more related to the Zen quote: ""Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water." (Which probably inspired the book title too)
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Watching Luther Season 2, a character says "so it's all quiet on the job front" this is a reference to All Quite On The Western Front, a novel by Erich Maria Remarque about World War I
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I'm quoting Bladerunner here (a new life awaits you... offworld in the colonies):https://twitter.com/ssica3003/status/1219564115993059328 …
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Happy coincidence that lint factors into both
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