It is by all odds the loftiest of cities. It even managed to reach the highest point in the sky at the lowest moment of the depression. - E.B. White

Muddiness is not merely a disturber of prose, it is also a destroyer of life, of hope: death on the highway caused by a badly worded road sign, heartbreak among lovers caused by a misplaced phrase in a well-intentioned letter, anguish of a traveler expecting to be met at a railroad station and not being met because of a slipshod telegram. Think of the tragedies that are rooted in ambiguity, and be clear! When you say something, make sure you have said it. The chances of your having said it are only fair.

If I can fool a bug... I can surely fool a man. People are not as smart as bugs.

His face looked shrewd and wise, as if he knew many things, many of them not worth knowing.