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I don’t really have any cultural bona fides to offer, but I fully support local journalism and I always think it’s a grand idea to pass along any literary wisdom that I stumble across.

In that spirit, I’d like to share a quote from Thor, the God of Thunder, from the classic film, “Avengers: Infinity War.” Perhaps I should set the scene.

It’s on a spaceship. There. I think that’s fine.

Thor wants to go to a place called Nidavellir. Another character on the ship snorts. “That’s a made-up word,” he says.

Thor barely pays attention. “All words are made up,” he mutters, a...