George Gissing Quote

A pipe for the hour of work; a cigarette for the hour of conception; a cigar for the hour of vacuity.


George Gissing's Commonplace Book (ed. 1962)


A pipe for the hour of work; a cigarette for the hour of conception; a cigar for the hour of vacuity.

A pipe for the hour of work; a cigarette for the hour of conception; a cigar for the hour of vacuity.

A pipe for the hour of work; a cigarette for the hour of conception; a cigar for the hour of vacuity.

A pipe for the hour of work; a cigarette for the hour of conception; a cigar for the hour of vacuity.