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I understand the technique of eccentricity; it would be futile for a man to labor at establishing a reputation for oddity if he were ready at the slightest provocation to revert to normal action.

Rex Stout
Men, Oddities, Technique
Rex Stout (2013). “Fer-de-Lance/The League of Frightened Men”, p.63, Bantam
I understand the technique of eccentricity; it would be futile for a man to labor at establishing a reputation for oddity if he were ready at the slightest provocation to revert to normal action.