She laughed, standing there gracefully as a boy, her hands resting on her narrow hips. She laughed again. A tug-boat, a hotel, and a cigar were named after her father.
"Fame is an extraordinary thing," she said. "But liberty is still more wonderful, isn't it?"
"Liberty is only comparative," he said, smiling. "There is really no such thing as absolute freedom."[35]
"You have all the freedom you desire, haven't you?"
"Well—I enjoy the only approach to absolute liberty I ever heard of."
"What kind of liberty is that?"
"Freedom to think as I please, no matter what I'm obliged to do."
"But you do what you please, too, don't you?"
"Oh, no!" he said smiling. "The man was never born who did what he pleased."
"Why not? You choose your own work, don't you?"