"[The madwoman said] ‘How is humanity these days, prince? I remember it as being nasty.’
She seemed to be asking about a foreign country she had once visited in her youth but to which she’d never returned.
‘It still is,’ responded Heykal. ‘But human foolishness remains entertaining enough.’"
She seemed to be asking about a foreign country she had once visited in her youth but to which she’d never returned.
‘It still is,’ responded Heykal. ‘But human foolishness remains entertaining enough.’"
— The Jokers, Albert Cossery — no joke, one of the best books I’ve read this year.
