“To a thoughtful biographer, [Ebling Mis's house] was "the symbolization of a retreat from a non-academic reality", a society columnist gushed silkily at its "frightfully masculine atmosphere of careless disorder", a University Ph.D called it brusquely, "bookish, but unorganized", a… — Isaac Asimov Copy Share Image
![“To a thoughtful biographer, [Ebling Mis's house] was "the symbolization of a retreat from a non-academic reality", a society columnist gushed silkily at its "frightfully masculine atmosphere of careless disorder", a University Ph.D called it brusquely, "bookish, but unorganized", a non-university…” quote by Isaac Asimov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/010/isaac-asimov-309_quote_to-a-thoughtful-biographer-ebling-mis-s_1803187.jpg)