And how often do we meet the man who prefaces his remarks with: "I was reading a book last night..." in the too loud, overenunciated fashion of one who might be saying: "I keep a hippogryph in my basement." Reading confers status.


A Voice from the Attic (1960)

Robertson Davies Quotes

And how often do we meet the man who prefaces his remarks with: I was reading a book last night... in the too loud, overenunciated fashion of one who ...

And how often do we meet the man who prefaces his remarks with: I was reading a book last night... in the too loud, overenunciated fashion of one who ...

And how often do we meet the man who prefaces his remarks with: I was reading a book last night... in the too loud, overenunciated fashion of one who ...

And how often do we meet the man who prefaces his remarks with: I was reading a book last night... in the too loud, overenunciated fashion of one who ...