Nobody ever reads the same book twice. - Robertson Davies

The search for the sense of humour is as fruitless and as enduring as the hunt for the unicorn; the really wise man knows that the unicorn, being no reality but a life-enhancing myth, must never be hunted, and may only be glimpsed by the well-disposed and the lucky; it cannot be captured, and it is encountered only by indirection.

My position was a common one; I wanted to do the right thing but could not help regretting the damnable expense.

We live in a world where bulk is equated with quality.