He laughed a little, in an odd, nervous kind of way. "Because if I don't get going soon, the whole impetus may die--and if that happens, well, I really shall consider a long, restful plunge into insanity. Sometimes the abyss yawns very attractively.
Dodie SmithAbout author
- Author's profession: Playwright
- Nationality: english
- Born: May 3, 1896
- Died: November 24, 1990
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