And the good writer chooses his words for their 'meaning', but that meaning is not a a set, cut-off thing like the move of knight or pawn on a chess-board. It comes up with roots, with associations, with how and where the word is familiarly used, or where it has been used brilliantly or memorably.

Mass ought to be in Latin, unless you could do it in Greek or Chinese. In fact, any abracadabra that no bloody member of the public or half-educated ape of a clargimint could think he understood.

I have always thought the suicide should bump off at least one swine before taking off for parts unknown.

Fundamental accuracy of statement is the ONE sole morality of writing.

A man's hope measures his civilization. The attainability of the hope measures, or may measure, the civilization of his nation and time.

I could I trust starve like a gentleman. It's listed as part of the poetic training, you know.

A general loathing of a gang or sect usually has some sound basis in instinct.