"The stiff-witted and academic seem not to comprehend that it is entirely possible to be ironic and sincere at the same instant; that a knowing tongue in cheek does not necessarily preclude an affectionate glow in heart.” - Robbins, Fierce Invalids...https://youtu.be/xtQJI4ozVio
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Replying to @_awbery_
You're very welcome Rin'dzin. PS: I love that book, it's one of the few novels I can dip into just to enjoy the sound of the words. Also, Robbins' repeated use of Send in the Clowns is at once rather funny, and quite poignant.
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Replying to @misen__
I hadn’t come across the book previously. Just read about it - looks interesting.
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Replying to @_awbery_
Yeah. It's a bit of weird one - and I'm not a huge consumer of fiction so I don't have a huge back catalogue to compare it to - but I like it, it makes me laugh.
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Final note before I must go and eat - I'm confident that Robbins has had some sort of contact with Buddhism in the form of zen and/or tantra. I suspect I read that somewhere, but I'm drawing a blank right now.
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