“Mr. Borglum, I think they’re magnificent,” I said. “Come now, Korczak,” he said, “nothing is perfect. Surely there must be something I could have done to improve them.” “Really,” I said, “I can’t think of a thing.” But he just kept after me, and said, “Korczak, are you sure?” “We-e-ell,” I said, “maybe you could have turned the heads a little more to the south.” Well! He just glared at me. Then he barked, “Ziolkowski! Why don’t you mind your own goddamn business.” And then he grinned. But the experience that impressed Ziolkowski most and that he still recalled movingly four decades later
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