Excitement (n.) is misconceived as meaning something internal as well as external; deny that, and you are taken to deny inner excitement.
Excitement (n.) is what art is now asked to produce: as though afraid of perishing of self-disgust and dullness, one calls up every evil demon to be hunted like a deer — thirsting for terror, passion and breathless tension.
Excitement (n.) is the fee your body pays in advance for something that may not arrive.
Excitement (n.) runs out at the exact moment the thing you wanted starts asking for maintenance.
Having your foot fall asleep (n.) is a leg swapped for a stranger's for ninety seconds.
Having your foot fall asleep (n.) is blood returning with a grievance.
Having your foot fall asleep (n.) is painless until the moment you decide to stand.
Historical sensation (n.) is the vivid, momentary feeling of direct contact with the past, often triggered by an object.
Historical sensation (n.) is the past arriving as a shiver instead of a footnote.
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Kinaesthesia (n.) is rarely imagined: we picture someone's bearing or voice vividly, but never the feeling of a hand movement.