The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway with an open mind.

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Commas in The New Yorker fall with the precision of knives in a circus act,...

Commas in The New Yorker fall with the precision of knives in a circus act,...

Be obscure clearly.

Be obscure clearly.

Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.

Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.

I can only assume that your editorial writer tripped over the First Amendment and thought...

I can only assume that your editorial writer tripped over the First Amendment and thought...

Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.

Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.

A writer is like a bean plant - he has his little day, and then...

A writer is like a bean plant - he has his little day, and then...

Everything in life is somewhere else, and you get there in a car.

Everything in life is somewhere else, and you get there in a car.

The world organization debates disarmament in one room and, in the next room, moves the...

The world organization debates disarmament in one room and, in the next room, moves the...

The terror of the atom age is not the violence of the new power but...

The terror of the atom age is not the violence of the new power but...

Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more...

Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more...

There's no limit to how complicated things can get, on account of one thing always...

There's no limit to how complicated things can get, on account of one thing always...

When I was a child people simply looked about them and were moderately happy; today...

When I was a child people simply looked about them and were moderately happy; today...

A writer is like a bean plant - he has his little day, and then...

A writer is like a bean plant - he has his little day, and then...

You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing. I wove my...

You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing. I wove my...

Old age is a special problem for me because I've never been able to shed...

Old age is a special problem for me because I've never been able to shed...

Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies...

Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies...

The only sense that is common in the long run, is the sense of change...

The only sense that is common in the long run, is the sense of change...

I am reminded of the advice of my neighbor. Never worry about your heart till...

I am reminded of the advice of my neighbor. Never worry about your heart till...

Even these [obligatory] works should be performed without attachment to the fruits. This is My...

Even these [obligatory] works should be performed without attachment to the fruits. This is My...

Never text while driving. I'm pretty sure what you have to tell someone is not...

Never text while driving. I'm pretty sure what you have to tell someone is not...