 Bertrand Russell Quotes 366 |
【Why did Russell eat in a certain cafeteria at Harvard?】
"Near Harvard Yard I used to eat in a cafeteria where the food was cheap but not very good," says William Jovanovich. "I would sit at a long public table where on many occasions there also sat the philosopher, Bertrand Russell. One day I did not contain my curiosity.
Mr. Russell,' I said, 'I know why I eat here. It is because I am poor. But why do you eat here?' "Because," he said, 'I am never interrupted."
Source: Bertrand Russell Is Dead; British Philosopher, 97, by ALDEN WHITMAN
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