Unhappy Mortals / Washington Irving
Rip Van Winkle, however, was one of those happy mortals, of foolish, well-oiled dispositions, who take the world easy, eat white bread or brown, whichever can be got with least thought or trouble, and would rather starve on a penny than work for a pound. If left to himself, he would have whistled life away, in […]
Lost Youth/ Francis Scott Fitzgerald
I have no more virtues to lose. Just as a cooling pot gives off heat, so all through youth and adolescence we give off calories of virtues … . —Becoming mostly insincere—calling myself “not such a bad fellow,” thinking that I regreted my lost youth when I envied the delights of losing it. Youth […]
