I am AMAZED at this whole thing with the girl "lifting passages." Actually it kinda makes me nervous, because who hasn't read a book and found a phrase you really liked, rolled it over the tongue a bit, and then like, slipped it in on a paper or something? I read a lot and it makes me wonder how much I "internalize."
Although I'm certainly not "internalizing" WHOLE PARAGRAPHS and PLOT POINTS of other books, so I guess I really shouldn't worry. I do feel kinda bad - the girl is the SAME AGE as me and now she's marked forever because she did something stupid. (Really... REALLY... stupid). On the other hand... did she really think people wouldn't notice? I guess I'm just failing to see her thought process here.
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Date: 2006-05-03 12:59 am (UTC)Although I'm certainly not "internalizing" WHOLE PARAGRAPHS and PLOT POINTS of other books, so I guess I really shouldn't worry. I do feel kinda bad - the girl is the SAME AGE as me and now she's marked forever because she did something stupid. (Really... REALLY... stupid). On the other hand... did she really think people wouldn't notice? I guess I'm just failing to see her thought process here.