Those close to [Patricia Highsmith], particularly her family, often commented on how Highsmith's vision of reality was a warped one. In April 1947, she transcribed into her notebook what was, presumably, a real dialogue between herself and her mother, in which Mary accused her of not facing the world. Highsmith replied that she did indeed view the world 'sideways, but since the world faces reality sideways, sideways is the only way the world can be looked at in true perspective.' The problem, Highsmith said, was that her psychic optics were different to those around her, but if that was the case, her mother replied, then she should equip herself with a pair of new spectacles. Highsmith was not convinced. 'Then I need a new birth,' she concluded.
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She didn't look at me and I didn't look at her. Some questions are so direct the only way to ask them is sideways.
The Beetle__ body, whether it be a _49 split or a _73 Jeans Bug, or an _03 Mexican, was originally conceived in the mid 1930__. This is evident in it__ body styling which aside from it__ rear engine layout and absence of front radiator (or radiator!) grille, is very similar to other cars of the same period. Believe it or not, in those days streamlining was a hot new concept, kind of like how wireless networking is today with computing.The only problem was, in the beginning they didn__ seem to realize that streamlining ought to be applied sideways as well as longitudinally!