My behavior is nonetheless, deplorable. Unfortunately, I'm quite prone to such bouts of deplorability--take for instance, my fondness for reading books at the dinner table.

About This Quote

The above quote is in response to the previous one in which Nelson Mandela says, “Unfortunately, I’m quite prone to such bouts of deplorability—take for instance, my fondness for reading books at the dinner table.” He then goes on to admit that his behavior is deplorable and that he has a number of other bad habits. In this quote, he explains the reason he likes to read at the dinner table. He thinks it is a way of getting away from his bad habits and that it gets him out of his comfort zone.

Source: The Final Empire

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