People who consider themselves on the “cutting edge” always reject and turn their noses up at latecomers, even though it was those very latecomers that vaulted them up to their perches. — here

…Micklethwait’s Law of Sopranos – the less you’ve heard of them the nicer they will probably sound… — there

I’m sorry… if you need a ‘skeleton key’ to get in your house, especially if you are told the house is ‘circa 1800′, you automatically get a ‘your house is haunted’ prize.’ — here

I am staying at the Marriott Riverfront, which is rather like visiting a village of gingerbread houses and deciding to stay in the block of chocolate on the edge of town instead. — there