We developed a shorthand language of our own which we fell into for the rest of our lives whenever we met, no holds barred — all a matter of past reference, a common language, but basically affection, along with humor, and appreciation of each other's minds, and of Krazy Kat. Faced with England, and the New World, and Freud and all, we always managed to relax, and go back to the kidding, and bad punning, and drinking, to the end. It really was marvelous.


On his friendship with T. S. Eliot - The Paris Review interview (1963)

Conrad Aiken Quotes

We developed a shorthand language of our own which we fell into for the rest of our lives whenever we met, no holds barred — all a matter of past...

We developed a shorthand language of our own which we fell into for the rest of our lives whenever we met, no holds barred — all a matter of past...

We developed a shorthand language of our own which we fell into for the rest of our lives whenever we met, no holds barred — all a matter of past...

We developed a shorthand language of our own which we fell into for the rest of our lives whenever we met, no holds barred — all a matter of past...