“He had the wit of a store mannequin.”
“I am madness maddened when it comes to books, writers, and the great granary silos where their wits are stored.”
“She did not have time to wonder about his being late. He died bent over the sidewalk sign that stood out in front of the hardware store... He had not even had time to get into the store...”
“His wits were coming back to him, however slowly. That was good. His wits were all he had.”
“Let me be clear: I don’t want to make love to a mannequin—I want to make love like a mannequin. Oh, if only I were that animated in bed. ”
“Ambassador Noyes had another trait I had noticed in many slow-witted people: he was tremendously interested in philosophy.”