The only excuse for making a useless thing is that one admires it intensely. All art is quite useless.

“It is very difficult sometimes to keep awake, especially at church, but there i…”

“The gods are strange. It is not our vices only they make instruments to scourge…”

“My dear fellow, the truth isn’t quite the sort of thing one tells to a nice, sw…”

“You may fancy yourself safe and think yourself strong. But a chance tone of col…”