"My best advice to pipe smokers is to take most advice they get with a grain of salt. There are some universal truths, like smoking slow and not packing your pipe too tightly, but there are some things that you just have to figure out with patience and perseverance. In this regard, pipe smoking is a lot like sex; in order to get good at it, you are probably going to have to embarrass and maybe even hurt yourself a little in the process (those who have gotten true tongue bite will know what I'm talking about). In this regard, pipe smoking is a lot like life in that you have to make mistakes and learn from those mistakes. Pipe smoking isn't an addiction, it's a philosophy and an art, and can teach us patience, the importance of technique and preparation, and enrich our lives through a calming, relaxing ritual."
