Every novel is a debtor to Homer.
Every act of the man inscribes itself in the memories of his fellows, and in his own manners and face. The air is full of sounds;the sky, of tokens; the ground is all memoranda and signatures; and every object covered over with hints, which speak to the intelligent.
When It's Darkest, Men See the Stars.
The Frenchman invented the ruffle; the Englishman added the shirt.
The shot heard round the world.
Common sense is as rare as genius.