About This Quote
The passage that follows is from the 1953 book "The Best of Myles" by Robert Lowell. In it, Lowell describes a person who was so ugly he made an effort to be nice to everyone. He took his problems to doctors and tried many different medicines. None worked so he turned to spiritualism, which he hoped would help him.
Source: The Penalty
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