[es-pree de less-ka/-iay] (idiom) A witty remark that occurs to you too late, literally on the way down the stairs. The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations defines esprit de l'escalier as, "An untranslatable phrase, the meaning of which is that one only thinks on one's way downstairs of the smart retort one might have made in the drawing room."
That is adorable!!
La!
Posted by: blue girl | February 14, 2006 at 04:14 PM
I think it is great! Thanks for the snazzy Vday card-- it made my day yesterday! Lovely!
SASAUR
(that's how my Grandma Kaye used to sign her cards-- "Stay as sweet as you are" :)
Posted by: Bird | February 14, 2006 at 04:43 PM
Hooray for Horace!
Happy Valentine's Day, and thanks for the card! The quote was perfect. ;)
Posted by: Kristen | February 14, 2006 at 05:58 PM