Books do furnish a room.

Quote by Anthony Powell

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People think that because a novel's invented, it isn't true. Exactly the reverse is the...

People think that because a novel's invented, it isn't true. Exactly the reverse is the...

Self-love seems so often unrequited.

Self-love seems so often unrequited.

Few persons who have ever sat for a portrait can have felt anything but inferior...

Few persons who have ever sat for a portrait can have felt anything but inferior...

Growing old's like being increasingly penalized for a crime you haven't committed.

Growing old's like being increasingly penalized for a crime you haven't committed.

Parents - especially step parents, are sometimes a bit of a disappointment to their children....

Parents - especially step parents, are sometimes a bit of a disappointment to their children....

Self-love seems so often unrequited.

Self-love seems so often unrequited.

He fell in love with himself at first sight, and it is a passion to...

He fell in love with himself at first sight, and it is a passion to...

Parents are sometimes a bit of a disappointment to their children. They don't fulfill the...

Parents are sometimes a bit of a disappointment to their children. They don't fulfill the...

Self-love seems so often unrequited.

Self-love seems so often unrequited.

Dinner at the Huntercombes possessed only two dramatic features: the wine was a farce and...

Dinner at the Huntercombes possessed only two dramatic features: the wine was a farce and...

Must is a hard nut to crack, but it has a sweet kernel.

Must is a hard nut to crack, but it has a sweet kernel.

During one of my treks through Afghanistan, we lost our corkscrew. We were compelled to...

During one of my treks through Afghanistan, we lost our corkscrew. We were compelled to...

There is no such thing as a free lunch

There is no such thing as a free lunch

Reservations and cloth napkins are really minor pinnacles in the high sierra of the New...

Reservations and cloth napkins are really minor pinnacles in the high sierra of the New...

The food in such places is so tasteless because the members associate spices and garlic...

The food in such places is so tasteless because the members associate spices and garlic...

Most turkeys taste better the day after, my mother's tasted better the day before

Most turkeys taste better the day after, my mother's tasted better the day before

They say that marijuana is an entrance to other drugs...I say it's more like an...

They say that marijuana is an entrance to other drugs...I say it's more like an...

You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I'm not hungry enough to eat...

You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I'm not hungry enough to eat...

Is she fat? Her favorite food is seconds

Is she fat? Her favorite food is seconds

Eating popcorn: 80% during the trailers. 20% during the movie.

Eating popcorn: 80% during the trailers. 20% during the movie.