I will try to cram these paragraphs full of facts and give them a weight and shape no greater than that of a cloud of blue butterflies. (Brendan Gill)

I will try to cram these paragraphs full of facts and give them a weight and shape no greater than that of a cloud of blue butterflies.

Brendan Gill

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