Hedda was queasily phobic of children and, by extension, of short people in general. They were too condensed, like undiluted cans of soup — too intensely human and, therefore, too intensely not to be trusted. The mistakes in the basic ingredients — the stupidity, the cruelty — were overpoweringly present.


The Dark Sister (1991)


Hedda was queasily phobic of children and, by extension, of short people in general. They were too condensed, like undiluted cans of soup — too...

Hedda was queasily phobic of children and, by extension, of short people in general. They were too condensed, like undiluted cans of soup — too...

Hedda was queasily phobic of children and, by extension, of short people in general. They were too condensed, like undiluted cans of soup — too...

Hedda was queasily phobic of children and, by extension, of short people in general. They were too condensed, like undiluted cans of soup — too...