Anne Morice quotes:

Clarice has a curious chemical reaction to boredom and the result can be similar to dynamite in the hands of a lunatic ...

Since sane people rarely surround themselves with furnishings which they personally find repellent, it is logical to assume that it will generate a bit of goodwill to enthuse about those they have ...

... I have noticed that no sooner do people embark on a course of action which they do not find wholly satisfactory than they muster every argument to persuade others to imitate it ...