parrots in Pynchon

[Mark Kohut]

Laura writes:
On the other hand, though, parrots bite.  Nothing magical or hallucinogenic about that.  When I was a kid, my big sister had a parrot named Zoe that bit really hard when you stuck your finger in the cage.  Kind of the same personality as Joaquin, the parrot in ATD. 
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Well, shouldn't real artists "bite"? Complex personalities, yes, but not predator birds.................