The Habit of Making

read and wrote a lot (one Fugitive, MerrillrnMoore, wrote 50,000 sonnets in hisrnlifetime!), but talked a lot, smoked a lot,rndrank a lot, and, when not brought togetherrnfor parties or extended visits, eorrcspondcdrnby letter often and at length.rnhi letters that connected a wide circle ofrnfriends over a span . . .