A Laughing Lear Would Be Monstrous. Not

The Novel Avoids The Sublime And Seeks Out The Interesting.

Travelling, I Worry About Luggage, Prices, And Strange Food. At Home, I Am Free To Broaden My Mind By Thinking About The Higher Things.

The Realism Of Failure, The Romance Of Success.

Outside Literature, High-flown Sentiments Are Merely Exasperating.

Children Pay Little Attention To Their Parents' Teachings, But Reproduce Their Characters Faithfully