Sublime

When Roosevelt first came to Albany as governor the newspaper correspondents were confronted with the necessity of deciding whether or not to comment on his walking. They decided that no comment was required. It was a gentleman’s agreement among themselves which soon included the news photographers in Albany.

He had an alert look and manner; short, graying dark hair; a clear gaze, no hint of guile—an appealing, trusting guy.

and iconoclasts like Carlos Souffront

“Pauline had been writing me, sending cables, making sure I kept her in my sights.

“Irish love of defeat, betrayal of himself.”

East Tremont was a sense of continuity, of warmth, of the security that comes—and only comes—with a sense of belonging.

Ce Broussilovski est élégant, connaît des gens célèbres qu’il appelle par leurs prénoms ou, mieux, leurs diminutifs. Tel que le décrit drôlement Limonov, c’est le genre de type qui fait croire en province qu’il est très connu à Moscou et à Moscou qu’il est très connu en province.