There is no mind so weak and powerless as not to have its inclinations, and none so guarded as to be without its prepossessions.
George CrabbeWhatever amuses, serves to kill time, to lull the faculties, and to banish reflection. Whatever entertains, usually awakens the understanding or gratifies the fancy. Whatever diverts, is lively in its nature, and sometimes tumultuous in its effects.
George Crabbe