One must die to life in order to be utterly a creator

Order and simplification are the first steps toward the mastery of a subject.

A man's dying is more the survivors' affair than his own.

Order and simplification are the first steps towards mastery of a subject

A man's dying is more his survivor's affair than his own

Don't you love to look at coffins? I've always enjoyed looking at one now and then. I think of a coffin as an absolutely lovely piece of furniture, even when it's empty, and if there's someone lying in it, it's really quite sublime in my eyes.