The emergence of a new term to describe a certain phenomenon, of a new adjective to designate a certain quality, is always of interest, both linguistically and from the point of view of the history of human thought.

There is more felicity on the far side of baldness than young men can possibly imagine.

The notion of making money by popular work, and then retiring to do good work, is the most familiar of all the devil's traps for artists.

Most people sell their souls, and live with a good conscience on the proceeds.

It's an odd thing about this universe that, though we all disagree with each other, we are all of us always in the right.

People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.

All my life, as down an abyss without a bottom. I have been pouring van loads of information into that vacancy of oblivion I call my mind.