I am not a person who admits to mistakes. The word mistake is not in my vocabulary
No? Then what do you call it?
Deviation. Truth is constant, Chuck. It is only the observation of the truth which is variable. The magnitude of error depends on the difference between the underlying truth & the faithfulness of observation. And so error can only be defined as deviation, not mistake
B***s***, Chuck said, & the other men around the table laughed
Precisely, the deaf man said, laughing along with them. B***s***. Error is simply the amount of b***s*** attached to any true observation
Ed McBain: The Heckler
