Memory is like a long finger that dips into the wet ink of the present.
Michael Frayn – Towards the End of the Morning
Ink of Memory
I
Extraordinary Journalism
E
Journalism is an entry into the extraordinary.
Michael Frayn – Towards the End of the Morning
Intelligent Sarcasm
I
Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, but the highest form of intelligence.
Michael Frayn – Towards the End of the Morning
Prepaid Trouble
P
Anxiety is the interest paid on trouble before it is due.
Michael Frayn – Towards the End of the Morning
Past’s Future
P
The future is just more of the past waiting to happen.
Michael Frayn – Towards the End of the Morning
Essential Meetings
E
Meetings are essential when you don’t want to do anything.
Michael Frayn – Towards the End of the Morning
Truth’s Enemy
T
Facts are the enemy of truth.
Michael Frayn – Towards the End of the Morning
Mediocre Insight
M
Cynicism is what passes for insight among the mediocre.
Michael Frayn – Towards the End of the Morning
Labor’s Virtue
L
The nobility of labor is an axiom which requires no demonstration.
Henry Howarth Bashford – Augustus Carp, Esq by Himself
Luxury of Humor
L
A sense of humor is the prerogative of those who can afford it.
Henry Howarth Bashford – Augustus Carp, Esq by Himself