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> [“I try not to look like a university man here…My fellow-guests think of a university degree as a disgraceful preliminary to the blood-sucking life of the bourgeoisie. A sign, moreover, that a man has to earn his own living.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eil-s-dillon/i-try-not-to-look-like-a-university-man-here-my-fellow-guests-think/)

Eilis Dillon

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## More by Eilís Dillon

> [“Mike wished Mr. Burden had chosen another time to be murdered. He was beginning to see that the hour of dressing for dinner might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eil-s-dillon/mike-wished-mr-burden-had-chosen-another-time-to-be-murdered-he-was/)

Eilís Dillon

> [“What a fine thing to be as rude as that with such convictions.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eil-s-dillon/what-a-fine-thing-to-be-as-rude-as-that-with-such-convictions/)

Eilís Dillon

> [“I try not to look like a university man here…My fellow-guests think of a university degree as a disgraceful preliminary to the blood-sucking life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eil-s-dillon/i-try-not-to-look-like-a-university-man-here-my-fellow-guests-think/)

Eilis Dillon

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