Thursday, May 21, 2009

Barbara Pym Quote Of The Day.


Jack Pierson, Melancholia Passing into Madness, 2006

from Less Than Angels (1955) . . .

"They were soon absorbed in the play, for it was about people like themselves, being an adaptation of a well-known stage success. After a while both the sisters realized they had seen it before, but neither could remember exactly how it ended. So life seemed to go round in a circle, with tables hurtling through the air."

3 comments:

PD said...

Well, you know how I feel about Ms. Pym!

Heart As Arena said...

Why yes, I do. This is my first time reading this one. So very good. Barbara Pym RULES!!! And that end of the para with "So life seemed to go round in a circle, with tables hurtling through the air." So out of the blue. So suddenly caustic.

PD said...

this was the second one i read, i think, i loaned it to someone and never got it back, but i quickly replaced it so i can own it again.