“Joey, it's high time, dear child. What will people say? If you don't want to be a doctor, at least be a womanizer, or a fancier of horses, be something... be something definite...”

Witold Gombrowicz

Witold Gombrowicz - “Joey, it's high time, dear child...” 1

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