Never to suffer would never to have been blessed. — Edgar Allan Poe. American writer and critic (1809–1849) Suffering
Depend upon it, after all, Thomas, Literature is the most noble of professions. In fact, it is about the only one fit for a man. For my own part, there is no seducing me from the path.
It may well be doubted whether human ingenuity can construct an enigma... which human ingenuity may not, by proper application, resolve.