I am an American – Chicago born.

The writer cannot make the seas of distraction stand still, but he [or she] can at times come between the madly distracted and the distractions.

The best argument is an undeniably good book.

Also, he was smoking a cigar, and when a man is smoking a cigar, wearing a hat, he has an advantage; it is harder to find out how he feels.

Is our species crazy? Plenty of evidence.

...I am much better now at ambiguities.

Fun comes hard - like, alas, its prarens, pleasure and happiness, whom we have to pursue.