A Book is humanity in print.

The Book is a uniquely portable magic.

A Book is the corpse of an idea.

A Book is a load of crap.

The Bottle is the sarcophagus of the wine.

A Bottle is a drunkard's purse.

A Bottle is good company.

The Bottle rejoices when empty, knowing it has given its all.

Conversation is best with lulls — Repose is as necessary in conversation as in a picture.

The Conversation is that which makes for friends rather than vice versa.

Conversation is our account of ourselves. All we have, all we can, all we know is brought into play, and as the reproduction, in finer form, of all our havings.

Conversation is feminine, circular and radiant of the underlying unity.