Ihavenomoremademybookthanmybookhasmademe:’tisabookconsubstantialwiththeauthor，ofapeculiardesign，aparcelofmylife，andwhosebusinessisnotdesignedforothers，asthatofallotherbooksis。Ingivingmyselfsocontinualandsoexactanaccountofmyself，haveIlostmytime？Fortheywhosometimescursorilysurveythemselvesonly，donotsostrictlyexaminethemselves，norpenetratesodeep，ashewhomakesithisbusiness，hisstudy，andhisemployment，whointendsalastingrecord，withallhisfidelity，andwithallhisforce:
Themostdeliciouspleasuresdigestedwithin，avoidleavinganytraceofthemselves，andavoidthesightnotonlyofthepeople，butofanyotherperson。Howoftenhasthisworkdivertedmefromtroublesomethoughts？
andallthatarefrivolousshouldbereputedso。Naturehaspresenteduswithalargefacultyofentertainingourselvesalone;andoftencallsustoit，toteachusthatweoweourselvesinparttosociety，butchieflyandmostlytoourselves。ThatImayhabituatemyfancyeventomeditateinsomemethodandtosomeend，andtokeepitfromlosingitselfandrovingatrandom，’tisbuttogivetobodyandtorecordallthelittlethoughtsthatpresentthemselvestoit。Igiveeartomywhimsies，becauseIamtorecordthem。Itoftenfallsout，thatbeingdispleasedatsomeactionthatcivilityandreasonwillnotpermitmeopenlytoreprove，Iheredisgorgemyself，notwithoutdesignofpublicinstruction:andalsothesepoeticallashes，\"Zonzurl’oeil，ionsurlegroin，ZonzurledosduSagoin，\"
[\"Aslaponhiseye，aslaponhissnout，aslaponSagoin’sback。\"——Marot。Fripelippes，ValetdeMarotaSagoin。]
imprintthemselvesbetteruponpaperthanupontheflesh。WhatifI