A good short-story writer has an instinct for sketching in just enough background to ground the specific story.
“The sincere teachers of their youth should be met, not with an intention to dictate to them, but to give additional force to their well-meant endeavours, and raise them to public esteem.”
“I don't really want to retire. I intend to go on working as long as I can because I still have a huge amount of energy.”