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  • The signs of excessive indulgence in this destructive pastime are easily detectable. They are these: A disposition to eat, to drink, to smoke, to meet together convivially, to laugh, to joke, and tell indelicate stories— and mainly, a yearning to paint pictures.

    Mark Twain (1992). “Collected Tales, Sketches, Speeches & Essays: 1852-1890”, Library of America