“Christopher, like many other writers, was shockingly ignorant of the objective world, except where it touched his own experience.”

—  Christopher Isherwood , book Christopher and His Kind

Source: Christopher and His Kind (1976), p. 192
Context: Christopher, like many other writers, was shockingly ignorant of the objective world, except where it touched his own experience. When he had to hide his ignorance beneath a veneer, he simply consulted someone who could supply him with the information he needed.

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