E(lwyn) B(rooks) White
E(lwyn) B(rooks) White
bare becomes except fix gaze himself letters man stuck written
A man who publishes his letters becomes a nudist -- nothing shields him from the world's gaze except his bare skin. A writer, writing away, can always fix himself up to make himself more presentable, but a man who has written a letter is stuck with it for all time.
architecture heredity invention necessity strong
Heredity is a strong factor, even in architecture. Necessity first mothered invention. Now invention has little ones of her own, and they look just like grandma.