A twin set for a misanthropic Wednesday:
“He liked people to think the worst of him, because then the best often came as an unpleasant surprise.”
Reginald Hill, On Beulah Height
“It was rather annoying to hear how kind she’d been; it entailed putting tiresome qualifications on his dislike for her.”
Kingsley Amis, Lucky Jim
Terry Teachout on the arts in New York City
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