The transition state of manners and language cannot be too often insisted upon: for this affected the process at both ends, giving the artist in fictitious life an uncertain model to copy and unstable materials to work in.
George SaintsburyI do not think anything serious should be done after dinner, as nothing should be before breakfast.
George SaintsburyAlcoholic drinks, rightly used, are good for body and soul alike, but as a restorative of both there is nothing like brandy.
George Saintsbury