On Letters and Papers
There are certain gestures one does not rush. Unfolding letters is one of them. The paper yields slowly beneath the fingers; the crease softens; the…
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On taste and literature
There is a moment, in many novels, when someone is invited to sit down. Where taste meets literature. It is my absolute favourite moment, indeed….
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On Taste, Money, and the Courage to Choose
Taste is intelligence, and there is a particular silence that follows a well-considered choice. It is not the silence of hesitation. It is the silence…
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On Beginning with Pride and Prejudice
“She is tolerable, but not handsome enough to tempt me.” – Pride and Prejudice It is not, perhaps, the most gracious sentence with which to…
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On Opening the House
There are houses one passes without noticing.And there are houses one enters slowly, as though something within might change the rhythm of one’s breathing. Maison…
