“He fell in love with himself at first sight and it is a passion to which he has always remained faithful.”

— Anthony Powell, A Dance to the Music of Time

The Acceptance World (1955), ch. 1.
A Dance to the Music of Time (1951-1975)

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English novelist 1905–2000

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