I didn't have even a dog with me for conversation, so I got to thinking.

Thinking is a bad thing, mostly, don't you agree, Ronicky ?" "It sure is," replied Ronicky Doone instantly.

"Not a bit of a doubt about it." "It starts you doubting things," went on Gregg bitterly, "and pretty soon you're even doubting yourself." Here he cast an envious glance at the smooth brow of his companion.

"But I guess that never happened to you, Ronicky ?" "You'd be surprised if I told you," said Ronicky.
"Well," went on Bill Gregg, "I got so darned tired of my own thoughts and of myself that I decided something had ought to be done; something to give me new things to think about.

So I sat down and went over the whole deal.
"I had to get new ideas.