His beautiful and strong creations defy expectations of what might reasonably be done with steel.
"There are no good scripts, there are no really strong creations from the 1990's.
It would have been enough to leave open the question of whether Cecilia, one of the book's strongest creations, is really in touch with Reggie.
That chimes with other economic data showing strong job creation since the beginning of the year.
Yet strong job creation, for which Mr Osborne can take some credit, is bringing down the welfare bill.
"Despite strong job creation, including among poorer households, falling real wages limited the increases in labour incomes," it added.
During the early years of his administration Canada's economic growth was strong, job creation was high, and inflation was kept under control.
The fear is that the February payroll report will show strong job creation, which could prompt the Federal Reserve to increase interest rates at its policy meeting on March 30.
While there was strong job creation in the service sector, manufacturers reduced their payrolls by 66,000 people, after cutting 117,000 jobs in August.
Private consumption has been the main engine of the expansion, amid strong job creation, and business investment continues to recover strongly, supported by diminishing uncertainty," the OECD said in its latest economic outlook report.
