• On the other hand, a flaccid, moping, debauched mollusc, tired from too much love and loose-nerved from general world conditions, can be a shameful thing served raw upon the shell.

    M. F. K. Fisher: On the other hand, a flaccid, moping, debauched mollusc, tired from too much love and loose-nerved from general world conditions, can be a shameful thing served raw upon the shell.
    M. F. K. Fisher (2016). “Consider the Oyster”, p.26, Pickle Partners Publishing