“You damn near killed me. I’ve put that behind me, but I haven’t forgotten the smallest detail. Nothing, I assure you. I made something [in ‘Herzog’] of the abuses I suffered at your hands.”— Saul Bellow to ex-wife Sondra, quoted in Letters (2010), edited by Benjamin Taylor
Maybe in 1964, the future Pulitzer- and Nobel Prize-winning novelist could get away with that admission. Nowadays, though, ex-wife Sondra would march over to her attorney’s brandishing this missive in triumph, virtually assuring a nice little court settlement of any suit she might want to file for defamation of character.
Maybe in 1964, the future Pulitzer- and Nobel Prize-winning novelist could get away with that admission. Nowadays, though, ex-wife Sondra would march over to her attorney’s brandishing this missive in triumph, virtually assuring a nice little court settlement of any suit she might want to file for defamation of character.
2 comments:
Oh, those were the good ol' days when things weren't so politically correct that we were completely stifled by reaction.
I love your blog mike. Keep up the good work!
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