Oh man. That is why I love reading books. I came across that line of Walpole's from reading William Finnegan's masterpiece memoir: "Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life."
So, yes, well, the dichotomy of being human: we are all always thinking and feeling. Being human means we are burdened/gifted with both. We are always straddling the comedy/tragedy divide. Trying to manage and balance competing forces. It explains so much...
The a.m. soundtrack - Jefferson Airplane's "After Bathing at Baxter's" - (1967) The Airplane at their peak. Fabulous blast of 60's psychedelia. Thinking and feeling it...
