The book, like the bicycle, is a perfect form.
Take a portion of wit, And fashion it fit, Like a needle, with point and with eye: A point that can wound, An eye to look round, And at folly or vice let it fly
Of course, clothing fashions have always been impractical, except in Tahiti.
Above all, do not talk yourself out of good ideas by trying to expound them at haphazard meetings.
Boredom and fatigue are great historical forces.
The professionals resemble and recognize each other by virtue of the stigmata that their trade has left upon them. They are like the dog in the fable, whose collar has made an indelible mark around his neck. The amateur is the shaggy wolf whom no dog had better trust too far.