It's occurred to me that in the two months remaining until ON BLUE'S WATERS appears and the floodgates of Wolfean discussion are once more opened, it might be diverting for people to indicate sentences by Wolfe that they consider quintessentially Wolfean, especially brilliant, especially paradoxical, or whatever. This was done quite entertainingly with Vance sentences on the Vance BBS list. Here's an initial contribution (from NIGHTSIDE THE LONG SUN, p. 323): "The shade had risen until no sliver of gold remained, and a dulcet breeze whispered soothingly that the dust and heat of vanquished day had been but empty lies." Pure Wolfean poetry. //-------------------------------------- Nicholas Gevers potto at webmail.co.za