“Dimly he perceived the thing that had happened to him–how the great, stupid machine of retail trade had caught his life into its wheels, a vast, irresistible force which he had neither strength of will nor knowledge to escape. This was to be his life until his days should end. No adventures, no glory, no change, no freedom.”
H.G. Wells, Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul
Terry Teachout on the arts in New York City
