April 29, 2009

in which the master cheers up a bit

"A girl home from America is different from a girl home from England," he says. "She will go as one person and come back as someone else, with a new wardrobe, a suntan and new manners, even a new confidence."

-Colm Toibin, speaking to Robert McCrum (he didn't link to that post, though.)

Tagged to:buy on delicious, then - Brooklyn, and MJH's newie. (And why the hell didn't he just talk to her, then? old enough to know better, I think.)

29 Apr 2009 10:36:00 | Interviews - writers

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