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There is no fixed American meta-narrative, but there is this ebb and flow between Adamsian veneration of piety and Franklinian love of improvisation, between Calvinist certainty and Deist doubt, between head and heart, virtuocracy and meritocracy, good character and cunning action, between security and freedom, between professionalism and amateuris
... See moreJack Hitt • Bunch of Amateurs: A Search for the American Character
“I have to tell you, I was the only person there whose name I didn’t know,” Heilpern says.
Michael Schulman • The Legacy of Interview Magazine and a Trip to 1988
He always looked as if he had not dressed for work that morning so much as gotten into some kind of altercation with his suit, shirt, and tie.
Michael Chabon • The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
a curious outsider
David Epstein • Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
humbuggery)
John Wray • The Lost Time Accidents: A Novel
Mike’s Tips & Tricks