The Book of Right-On
“
I killed my dinner
with karate
kicked him in the face,taste the body, shallow work is the work that I do.
— Joanna Newsom
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I killed my dinner
with karate
kicked him in the face,taste the body, shallow work is the work that I do." in the context of "The Book of Right-On" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Joanna Newsom" (Quotes, The Milk-Eyed Mender (2004))
The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app
About Joanna Newsom
Joanna Newsom (born 1982) is an American singer-songwriter. She plays the harp, as well as the piano and the harpischord.
About Joanna Newsom
Joanna Newsom (born 1982) is an American singer-songwriter. She plays the harp, as well as the piano and the harpischord.
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