esprit d'escalier (e-SPREE des-kal-i-YE), noun. Thinking of a witty remark too late; hindsight wit or afterwit, or such a remark. We're all witty. It's just that many of us think of our clever remarks a bit too late. The French call it the staircase wit, indicating that one thought of that perfect retort on his or her way out. I'm Kelsey. I'm eighteen years young. Easily fascinated, loud and opinionated, constantly laughing, singing in the shower, fighting for innovation, beauty, and creation, in love with language and aesthetics, always reading, searching for brighter days, entranced by passion, living for the moment, tears and screams and laughter.
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