“After we passed a few more houses, the street ceased to mantain any pretense of urbanity, like a man returning to his little village who, piece by piece, strips off his Sunday best, slowly changing back into a peasant as he gets closer to his home.” PretensePeasantUrbanity Book:The Street of Crocodiles Source: The Street of Crocodiles
“Man was entering under false pretenses the sphere of incredible facilities, acquired too cheaply, below cost price, almost for nothing, and the disproportion between outlay and gain, the obvious fraud on nature, the excessive payment for a trick of genius, had to be offset by self-parody.” MenSelfGeniusCostGainsIncrediblesObviousTricksFraudSpheresEnteringPaymentFacilityPretenseParody Book:The street of crocodiles and other stories Source: The street of crocodiles and other stories
