  My grandmother-in-law, I guess she's about 90 years old, she does Tea Ceremony. Of course, she consumes more beer and cigarettes than tea. She's just an artistic, refined, Japanese woman. Is that you or me that smells like cigarettes? Or do you smell my grandfather? Do you have grandchildren? The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth, and to have it found out by accident. For Teaism is the art of concealing beauty that you may discover it, of suggesting what you dare not reveal.
It is the noble secret of laughing at yourself, calmly yet thoroughly, and is thus humour itself, -- the smile of philosophy. (Kakuzo Okakura) :Are you having a busy time of the semester? : No. :Really? : Okay, yes. (?! - this is not the truth, but perhaps what he wants to hear) On Monday I had a meeting at 1:30, I was able to meet some candidates I really wanted to talk to. I'm sorry I had to run out, is this your concern? :No, I just couldn't seem to find your composition... be direct already! 
