It is with literature as with law or empire — an established name is an estate in tenure, or a throne in possession.
Time and health are two precious assets that we don’t recognize and appreciate until they have been depleted.
My sense of proprietorship has been so weak that actually I didn’t pay attention and I lost the copyrights on a lot of the songs.
My friends are my estate. Forgive me then the avarice to hoard them!