I believe a fascination with some of the old classics of literature is only acquired by soaking one's brain in formaldehyde.

Education does not always equal appreciation. As much as I enjoy major sections of the classics, some of it is just a real bore.

But then I also commented to some artist friends on another list after a recent trip to Paris where I saw Picasso just how bored most of his work makes me. Such a philistine... at least I've got the blood to prove it!

I am surprised to note that I don't seem to have any Joyce in my grandfather's gold leaf collection of Harvard Classics.