Lady Naipaul's theory is that the cat awakened in her husband emotional responses that had lacked in him before. He is coy about that idea: "That's her view, her view." But he allows that having the cat, feeling for it, sensing its fragility "has made me understand the brutality of people."
Wednesday, January 05, 2011
From one observation ...
... V.S. Naipaul: The Constant Critic, the Lover of Animals. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)
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This article contains the funniest line I have read in a long time.
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I can't tell you why that's funny but I'm still laughing.