The best man balled up his speech, stammering and tripping over his words.

Cavett: What would it take – seriously – for a musician to be good enough to play in the Miles Davis bands? Suppose you're looking for a new guy. Davis: Well, the first thing he needs do – whoever he is – has to have good carriage, you know. Cavett: Meaning? Davis: Meaning that they have to look like what they're going to play – the instrument.

The house is in order; the machinery is out of order.

A writer they say, should not favouritize among his creations; but then a writer should not do so many things that he does.