The American character looks always as if it had just had a rather bad haircut, which gives it, in our eyes at any rate, a greater humanity than the European, which even among its beggars has an all too professional air.
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"The American character looks always as if it had just had a rather bad haircut, which gives it, in our eyes at any rate, a greater humanity than the European, which even among its beggars has an all too professional air." — Mary McCarthy
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The American character looks always as if it had just had a rather bad haircut, which gives it, in our eyes at any rate, a greater humanity than the European, which even among its beggars has an all too professional air. — Mary McCarthy
About Mary McCarthy
Mary McCarthy was a Author from United States (1912–1989).
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This quote is attributed to Mary McCarthy, a Author from United States.
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Mary McCarthy lived from 1912 – 1989.