“There are fairy stories to be written for adults. Stories that are still in a green state.”
Source: Manifestoes of Surrealism
“English as tuppence, changing yet changeless as canal-water, nestling in green nowhere, armoured and effete, bold flag-bearer, lotus fed Miss Havishambling, opsimath and eremite, feudal-still reactionary Rawlinson End. The story so far.”
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