“I close my eyes and can see men drawing lines in the dust. America pushes through the membrane of mist and smoke, and I'm a small boy again in Bogalusa.” MenEyeAmericaLinesBoysDrawingDustSmokeMistMembranesDrawing The Line Author:Yusef Komunyakaa
“When running a Ponzi scheme, how does one avoid enormous, unexpected withdrawals - runs on the bank, so to speak - that would pull back the curtain and reveal a little man blowing smoke? One way would be to attract a core of investors who could be counted on to never withdraw more than a small percentage of principal each year.” MenWayYearsLittlesDoeWould BeRunningSpeakCoreEnormousOne WaySmokeUnexpectedInvestorsSchemesPrincipalCurtainsPercentagesWithdrawalLittle ManPonzi SchemeBlowing Smoke Author:Mitchell Zuckoff
“Lastly no woman should marry a teetotaller, or a man who does not smoke. It is not for nothing that this "ignoble tobagie" as Michelet calls it, spreads all over the world.” MenWorldShouldDoeSpreadSmokeMatrimonyIgnoble Author:Robert Louis Stevenson