A Catalogue of his sins, eh? Is that what you mean? asked Orlick. Do you understand what I mean? asked Furriskey with solicitude. I think I do, mind you. DRUNKENNESS, was addicted to. CHASTITY, lacked. I take it that's what you had in mind, Mr. Furriskey? That sounds very well gentlemen, said Lamont, very well indeed in my humble opinion. It's the sort of queer thing they look for in a story these days. Do you know? (Flann O'Brien, At Swim-Two-Birds, p. 245).
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Saris, A.J. Telling stories: Life histories, illness narratives, and institutional landscapes. Cult Med Psych 19, 39–72 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01388248
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