[mirawelner]

I like metaphors. I respect a good “run with a metaphor” post. But I feel like if you have to explain the metaphor this much during the post it’s not worth it

[onraglanroad]

True. This particular lily was less gilded than battered and deep fried.

[stevedonovan]

"This post could have been a tweet", and so on.

It's a lovely metaphor for the soulful business of doing something really well, even if there is no 'market' for that kind of quality

[rf15]

Art is often its own reward.