...so Leola thought that a modest romance with a hero in embryo could do no harm - might even be a patriotic duty.
I see Canada as a country torn between a very northern, rather extraordinary, mystical spirit which it fears and its desire to present itself to the world as a Scotch banker.
Students today are a pretty solemn lot. One of the really notable achievements of the twentieth century has been to make the young old before their time.
Literary critics, however, frequently suffer from a curious belief that every author longs to extend the boundaries of literary art, wants to explore new dimensions of the human spirit, and if he doesn't, he should be ashamed of himself.
The quality of what is said inevitably influences the way in which it is said, however inexperienced the writer.
A happy childhood has spoiled many a promising life.
