“She saw that the people of this world moved about in an armor of egotism, drunk with self-gazing, athirst for compliments, hearing little of what was said to them, unmoved by the accidents that befell their closest friends, in dread of all appeals that might interrupt their long communion with their own desires.”
Thornton Wilder, The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Thornton Wilder, The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Would you (could you) explain this in your own words. I have not read The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Wilder. I can guarantee I will not be reading it, if this is the jibberish I would have to wade through.
ReplyDeleteExcellent quote!
ReplyDeleteThese eggheads sit in dark rooms thinking this crap up?
ReplyDeleteAnd you're supposed to appreciate it to feel sophisticated. LOL!
anon 1 & 3...this is you!
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