Michael Dirda Quotes:
Ocupation: Critic
Life: b. November 6, 1948
Birthday: November 6
I have now and again tried to imagine the perfect environment, the ideal conditions for reading: A worn leather armchair on a rainy night? A hammock in a freshly mown backyard? A verandah overlooking the summer sea? Good choices, every one. But I have no doubt that they are all merely displacements, sentimental attempts to replicate the warmth and snugness of my mother's lap.
topic: Summer, Mother, Reading, Armchairs, Hammocks, Overlooking, Rainy Night, Good Choices
