Random Analogies

"The alternative is to be didactic. Grab the player's attention, force him to listen to what you have to say. Have the characters talk at his doll. Make them emotional. Make him feel. Didactic art is like a man on a street corner holding up a sign saying Repent Your Sins. It's boring, like school, or a tedious sermon in church. Didactic lecturing doesn't tug on the heart strings in the way that its deliverer intends. And the more he does it, the more the player becomes antipathetic toward the art rather than sympathetic."

"We cannot refrain from making a connection to Leibniz Monad Theory, which may be viewed as an early version of a MMQM. A Leibniz monad is like an elementary particle such as an electron. According to Leibniz, each monad has its own (blurred) perception of the other monads and is acting accordingly. Only God can collect the totality of all perceptions, and he keeps it for himself, letting each monad do its best on its own, in a form of MMQM."

"Additionally, chocolate should be sealed in a container or plastic wrap because chocolate is like a sponge and will absorb the flavors of its surroundings - especially when stored in the refrigerator."

An article on chocolate storage.