<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # A costume party permits deliberate spectacle.... > A costume party permits deliberate spectacle. Public life also needs moments in which beauty, surprise, and theatricality create social memory rather than pretending seriousness requires emotional flatness. **Source:** [[livestreams/Halloween Costume Guessing Game and the Royal Philosophy - Workbook|Halloween Costume Guessing Game and the Royal Philosophy]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “A costume party permits deliberate spectacle. Public life also needs moments in which beauty, surprise, and theatricality create social memory rather than pretending seriousness requires emotional flatness.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-costume-party-permits-requires-emotional-flatness ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->