Among politicians and businessmen, *Pragmatism* is the current term for 'To hell with our children.'
When a writer has done the best that he can do, he should then withdraw from the book-writing business and take up an honest trade like shoe repair, cattle stealing, or screwworm management.
The author: an imaginary person who writes real books.
I believe in nothing that I cannot touch, kiss, embrace.... The rest is only hearsay.
One word is worth a thousand pictures. If it's the right word.
Orthodoxy is a relaxation of the mind accompanied by a stiffening of the heart.