"Lost is that camp, and wasted all its fire;
And he who wrought that spell?"
— Bret Harte, "Dickens in Camp"
“Finality is death. Perfection is finality. Nothing is perfect.
There are lumps in it, said the Philosopher.”
― James Stephens, The Crock of Gold
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For the origin of the name "Bret Stephens," see his
Wall Street Journal essay from June 26, 2009.
See also this journal on that date.