Sue De Groot
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/ 21 December 2007

Civilisation be damned

Canadian man of letters Robertson Davies gave me two precepts to which I fervently adhere. The first is: "Self-pity is commonly held to be despicable; it can also be a real comfort if it does not become chronic." The second: "The first principle of aesthetic appreciation is that it can usually be doubled by sitting down."