February 4, 2008
- On Accepting Compliments and Liking It
“I do not make any pretense that I dislike compliments. The stronger the better and I can manage to digest them.”-Mark Twain, speech, “The Last Lotos Club”
Do go on. (…)
September 24, 2007
- On University Degrees
“Now then, to me university degrees are unearned finds, and they bring the joy that belongs with property acquired in that way; and the money-finds and the degree-finds are just the same in number up to date–three: two from Yale and one from Missouri University. (…)
