"Like his admirer Samuel Beckett, Johnson locates his voices among conditions of such deprivation that even the most miserable memories are gilded by comparison: this paradox fuels equal parts of comedy and pathos. Never sentimental, at once corrosive and elegiac, House Mother Normal is a remarkable achievement."

3 likes

Source: The Unity Way of Life. Book by James Marcus Bach, 1962.

About the author

James Marcus

Author

James Marcus is a notable author and thinker known for his exploration of truth and freedom in literature and society.

All quotes by James Marcus →

Same author

More quotes by James Marcus

See all →
James Marcus Author

"Spaying is a compromise in terms of reverence for life, but perhaps a necessary one in a society which kills millions of dogs and cats a year in "animal shelters"."

Read quote