I've Been Reading Ghost Stories Ever Since

I Sometimes Wonder What It Would Be Like To Be The Respected Patriarch Of An Ordinary English Family." "very Boring, Emerson.

The Opportunity To Lecture Had Restored My Good Humor.

Since I Am Not As Stupid As My Children Believe I Am, I Had Immediately Realized This Might Be A Ruse, But I Was Not At All Averse To A Confrontation. In Fact, I Had Been Hoping For Some Such Thing.

Exaggeration Is The Cheapest Form Of Humor.

A Fondness For Martyrdom, Especially Of The Verbal Variety, Is Common To The Young.