At the Hairdresser's Quotes

“But there comes a time when books let you down. Surely that time had not arrived? But in comparison with a living presence there is no contest.”
― Anita Brookner, At the Hairdresser's

“Strangely my husband had more in common with my parents than I had; all were on a lifelong mission to deny the truth, the truth being that they were furiously disappointed.”
― Anita Brookner, At the Hairdresser's