I never was but an isolated bon vivant, which is absurd; or a mystic bon vivant, which is an impossible thing.

Ibid., p. 271 | Note: a possible play on Tertullian's: "credo quia absurdum" (I believe because it's absurd), "credo quia impossibilis est" (I believe because it's impossible). | Note: Richard Zenith translates boémio as bohemian, not bon vivant.