to romanticise the world is to make us aware
of the magic mystery and wonder of the world
it is to educate the senses to see the ordinary
as extraordinary the familiar as strange
the mundane as sacred the finite as infinite
Who said that
Novalis
Never heard of him or her
He was a German poet
Novalis was his pen name
His birth name was Georg Philipp Friedrich Freiherr von Hardenberg
I can see why he changed it
Died young I suppose
Yes he only lived to twenty-eight
Died of TB I suppose they all died of TB
Have you read his poetry
I cannot say I have
Those romantics leave me cold
All these poncy worlds and deep thoughts
Try thinking about those when you are commuting
That is the real world there is nothing romantic about travel
Travel is one of the most romantic pastimes
It is moving theatre different each day
At seven in the morning you cannot see fuck all
There is still a beauty the beauty of the dawn
I will be through my first coffee by then
I often read Novalis when I am travelling
His work is so soothing as he finds beauty in everything
I will tell you what my friend here is my book of Novalis poems
Read them on the train and I know that it is different from The Sun
But I promise you that by the time you reach London that you will be a happy man
I will take your wretched newspaper in exchange and read it from cover to cover
It might not take me long but I will understand your head space your orbit if you please
Anna what are you doing
Outlaw asked me to write a fiction
Which he will pass off as his own
If it makes money then I will receive the proceeds
Outlaw is poor you know he is struggling
He is struggling my arse
Have you ever visited his house
No
It is not far from here and has fabulous sea views
Are they better than ours
Yes he has a wide view due to his location
Then why do we meet in dreadful cafes
It is all image he likes to feel that he is a man of the people
Is he
Like fuck he is he despises them all for their stupidity
Anna my love you will have to get used to it
That Outlaw is a piece of shit
A nice piece of shit
But a piece of shit nonetheless
He created us
I know
Are you not scared that he might let us fade
He is not like that as once he creates characters
Outlaw forms an emotional attachment to them
Think of Viola and all the dreadful things that happen to her
But she always returns
So we are safe
Yes we are
Remember Crete
Yes I had a lovely time
Well why would he have taken us to Crete
If he was going to get rid of us
Do you think he will like my fiction
I think he will as you were satirical
About the stupidity of the working classes
Outlaw likes that kind of humour
I think that we are both good for a few more fictions Anna
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