aphorisms
These have been culled from handwritten and typed pages with curled and browning edges found lurking in files and folders dating back to the 1950s, as well as (the majorly) saved material on my current computer, plus disks created from earlier computers.
To the best of my knowledge and belief, they are original . . . inasmuch as there is probably nothing truly original in this world. Certainly they have all evolved from my mind, but the mind has a habit of picking up and storing information in a section known as the unconscious.
Many of my childhood memories (particularly some amusing stories about my behaviour) are crystal-clear to me, but I would not be prepared to swear an oath that they did not originate from tales recounted by proud, amused or embarrassed relatives that have, over the passage of years, been adopted by me as my own visual memories.
So, if any of the aphorisms in this section of my book appear familiar to you, please accept that they are not examples of deliberate plagiarism. By all means point any such examples out to me, particularly if you are able to provide verifiable sources, but do not expect anything back from me other than a polite "thank you". And, even that, only if I am feeling in a good mood.
They are given in no particular order. However, a major advantage of electronically presented material is that (unlike paper mouldering in a box) it can be subsequently amended. So I am not prepared to guarantee that they will not at some future date be ordered according to some schematic brainwave. In that case, please do not ask for a refund. Actually, thinking about that, it would be somewhat irrelevant since access to this book is entirely free. Which brings me to the first of my aphorisms:
Whatever is free is grossly overpriced.