L'esprit de l'escalier (staircase wit) is thinking of a clever comeback when it is too late. The phrase can be used to describe a riposte to an insult or any witty remark that comes to mind too late to be useful—after one has left the scene of the encounter.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
When We Were Younger
When we were younger, we did silly things like wait for a phone call all day, take things personally, try to please everybody, think everyone is watching and let our emotions get the best of us. But then we realize there are things we can and should not waste time and energy worrying and thinking about, that sometimes you have to hurt people for their own good, and that no one really spends more than ten minutes gossiping about you, no matter what you do.
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