Aclichéis a tired, stale phrase or idiom that, because of overuse, has lost its impact. What was once a fresh way of looking at something has become a weak prop for writing that feels unimaginative and dull. Clichés are what you write when you don’t have the energy or inspiration to...
And I’d hazard those instincts are strongest in the more odd, which is to say, the more Neanderthal. Consider what happens if you lock a border collie in a closet — pretty soon it’s doing weird obsessive shit and climbing the walls, because the need to be DOING is too strong to ...