Admiration involves a glorious obliquity of vision.
No Roman ever was able to say, 'I dined last night with the Borgias'.
To give an accurate and exhaustive account of that period would need a far less brilliant pen than mine.
Improvisation is the essence of good talk. Heaven defend us from the talker who doles out things prepared for us; but let heaven not less defend us from the beautiful spontaneous writer who puts his trust in the inspiration of the moment.
All fantasy should have a solid base in reality.
I believe the twenty-four hour day has come to stay.