THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

“Everyone ought to have a home to get away from.” It’s by Sinclair Lewis and I discovered it by reading John Updike’s typically serene review of a new Lewis biography in the New Yorker. I was also struck by this physical description of Lewis by Mary Hemingway: “His face was a piece of old liver, shot squarely with a #7 shot at twenty yards.” Insults have kind of degenerated over the years, haven’t they? Perhaps someone out there has some classic insults to put us moderns to shame. If so, let me know. This could be fun.