At home I never thought I was much of a conformist. But I n… - Mary McCarthy

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At home I never thought I was much of a conformist. But I now see that I was without knowing it. I did what everybody else did without being aware I was copying them. Here I mind being different. Being abroad makes you conscious of the whole imitative side of human behavior. The ape in man.

Mary McCarthy

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Mary Therese McCarthy (21 June 1912 – 25 October 1989) was an American author and critic.

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