Pregled posta

Whatever you do, do it to the purpose; do it thoroughly, not superficially. Go to the bottom of things. Any thing half done, or half known, is in my mind, neither done nor known at all. Nay, worse, for it often misleads.

Newspapermen learn to call a murderer 'an alleged murderer' and the King of England 'the alleged King of England' to avoid libel suits.
Where we have strong emotions, we're liable to fool ourselves.
Don't mace him!" I shouted over the din. "You'll get us all too.
Someone dragged me by my arms out onto the road, then shoved me, stumbling, down a paved road.
I was as scared as I'd ever been. There was screaming everywhere now, and more bodies on the floor, and the press from behind was as relentless as a bulldozer. It was all I could do to keep on my feet.
Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers.
No one gossips about other people's secret virtues.