Books that have become classics — books that have had their day and now get more praise than perusal — always remind me of retired colonels and majors and captains who, having reached the age limit, find themselves retired on half pay. – Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Upon my soul, this water tastes quite nice. I wonder what vintage now?… It tastes just like the year 1881 tasted. – G.K. Chesterton, The Flying Inn, 1914