If we nose these perfectly shaped sticks of rolled leaves before we light them; if we toast their feet before we let them burn; if we carefully mind the fire to start an even burn and attentively observe how the ash develops; if many of us – at times with competitive spirit – try to breathe, draw and move in such a gentle manner that the ash does not break, is it not logical and natural to sum that the place on which the ash of a cigar is placed should carry similar importance?
Smoke and Minds 