Give Me Good Books, Good Conversations, And

Well, I Have To Write. A Lot Of People Forget That. They Think I’m Sort Of Crazy Baffoon Who Can’t Make Up His Mind What To Do In Life

It Is Also One Of The Pleasures Of Oral Biography, In That The Reader, Rather Than Editor, Is Jury.

The Pleasure Of Sport Was So Often The Chance To Indulge The Cessation Of Time Itself--the Pitcher Dawdling On The Mound, The Skier Poised At The Top Of A Mountain Trail, The Basketball Player With The Rough Skin Of The Ball Against His Palm Preparing For A Foul Shot, The Tennis Player At Set Point Over His Opponent--all Of Them Savoring A Moment Before Committing Themselves To Action.

Art Has Something To Do With The Arrest Of Attention In The Midst Of Distraction.

I Never Understood People Who Don't Have Bookshelves.