Me: But Hume, why can't I write about Las Meninas without mentioning Foucault?

Hume: My child, "before [you] enter upon the subject, [you] must endeavor to conciliate [the peer reviewer's] affection, and acquire their good graces."

Me: But why can't we just move on?!?!

Hume: My child, you "must place [yourself] in the same situation as the audience, in order to form a true judgment."

Me: Yeah I'm just gonna cut the reference.

I mean, you guys might have read that differently.