Has anybody ever seen a drama critic in the daytime? Of course not. They come out after dark, up to no good.
A man's subconscious self is not the ideal companion. It lurks for the greater part of his life in some dark den of its own, hidden away, and emerges only to taunt and deride and increase the misery of a miserable hour.
Boyhood, like measles, is one of those complaints which a man should catch young and have done with, for when it comes in middle life it is apt to be serious.
It is a good rule in life never to apologize. The right sort of people do not want apologies, and the wrong sort take a mean advantage of them.
The fascination of shooting as a sport depends almost wholly on whether you are at the right or wrong end of the gun.