“Crude at first [the short story] received a literary polish in the press, but its dominant quality remained. It was concise and condense, yet suggestive. It was delightfully extravagant - or a miracle of understatement” FirstsStoriesQualityMiraclePressesShort StoryDominantPolishCrudeExtravagantConciseUnderstatement Book:The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Writings Source: The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Writings
“The dominant expression of a child is gravity.” ChildrenChildhoodExpressionGravityDominant Author:Bret Harte