His only weakness was the habit of prophesying war within the next fortnight. George Bernard Shaw

House Speaker Thomas Reed could destroy an argument or expose a fallacy in fewer words than anyone else. His language was vivid and picturesque. He had a way of phrasing things which was peculiarly apt and peculiarly his own.

CS Lewis's humor supported his exposition but never dominated or diminished it.

Policy was not reconsidered because the governing group had no habit of purposeful consultation.

Everything interested him and everything excited him.

Vocabulary for aggravation is large. Vocabulary for transcendence is elusive.