A fool will study for twenty or thirty years and learn how to do something, but a wise man will study for twenty or thirty minutes and become an expert. In this world, it isn't ability that counts, but authority.
Barry HughartThe emotional health of a village depended upon having a man whom everyone loved to hate, and Heaven had blessed us with two of them.
Barry HughartDon't be ashamed of reliving your childhood, Ox, because all of us must do it now and then to maintain our sanity.
Barry Hughart