Men prominent in life are mostly hard to converse with. They lack smal…

Max Beerbohm
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Men prominent in life are mostly hard to converse with. They lack small-talk, and at the same time one doesn't like to confront them with their own great themes. ✨ Sir Max Beerbohm (1958). Mainly on the Air
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Men prominent in life are mostly hard to converse with. They lack small-talk, and at the same time one doesn't like to confront them with their own great themes. ✨ Sir Max Beerbohm (1958). Mainly on the Air

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