: Me ? : Young ? ! (At the mirror : Ugh !). There is indeed a widespread misconception among the afflicted that they are twice as interesting at age 50 as at 25 : if I tucked in my little round belly, I was tall and slim (sure, and if I had lots of money I'd be a wealthy man). Hair moderately mildewed; behind the glasses goggly eyes : – No sir ! ! I stoutly turned my back on the fixture (then into my trousers and shaving, shaving, o thou delight of swains : that's the most disgusting part !).

I know Arno Schmidt is considered a difficult author, but check out how delightful his writing can be. Stuff like this makes me feel like he's not always THAT challenging.

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