Death followed by eternity the worst of both worlds. It is a terrible thought.

It takes character to withstand the rigours of indolence.

To the engineer, all matter in the universe can be placed into one of two categories: (1) things that need to be fixed, and (2) things that will need to be fixed after you've had a few minutes to play with them. Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic baskets. Imagination without skill gives us modern art.

What are a friend's books for if not to be borrowed?

I take every possible side.

Well, we'll know better next time.

It's not so much that I enjoy screenwriting, though mostly I do, but the difference is, with adaptations, somebody else has done the hard part - made up a story, provided the characters.