Longa vida aos espirituosos*!

It is the child who is too fearful to make a nuisance of himself that is the child we should be really worried about.

Adam Phillips

*Ordinariamente, chamam-se, à francesa — espirituosos — uns sujeitos dotados de génio motejador, aplaudidos com a gargalhada, e aborrecidos àqueles mesmos que os aplaudem. [Camilo, “Gracejos que matam”, Novelas do Minho.]