A WRITER'S WIT
I am most fond of talking and thinking; that is to say, talking first and thinking afterwards.
Osbert Sitwell
Born December 6, 1892
Reverence for the Man
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“He’s worried for me, Thomas realizes. He’s worried that I’ve gone too far and may never make it back.”
This final line captures the essence of this father-son relationship, a perfect metaphor for how far Thomas would stray from the religious faith his father had tried to instill in him.
Italian Ways: On and Off the Rails from Milan to Palermo is Parks’s most recent book.
[The magazine gives no credit for the story’s illustration.]
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