"Such savoir faire! Such punctilious courtesy!" The dowager and the blond young thing are often impressed. Men have less pleasant comments to make. But the child goes to the root of the matter.
"You're silly!"
How can an immature human understand the complicated system of social relationships? He can't. To him, an exaggeration of natural courtesy is silly.


Mimsy Were The Borogoves (1943)

Lewis Padgett Quotes

Such savoir faire! Such punctilious courtesy! The dowager and the blond young thing are often impressed. Men have less pleasant comments to make. But ...

Such savoir faire! Such punctilious courtesy! The dowager and the blond young thing are often impressed. Men have less pleasant comments to make. But ...

Such savoir faire! Such punctilious courtesy! The dowager and the blond young thing are often impressed. Men have less pleasant comments to make. But ...

Such savoir faire! Such punctilious courtesy! The dowager and the blond young thing are often impressed. Men have less pleasant comments to make. But ...