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Whatever it is that makes a person charming, it needs to remain a mystery.... Once the charmer is aware of a mannerism or characteristic that others find charming, it ceases to be a mannerism and becomes an affectation. And good Lord, there is nothing less charming than affectations!
--Rex Harrison, (1908-1990)

P.557 - §1 (48:7.17) Affectation is the ridiculous effort of the ignorant to appear wise, the attempt of the barren soul to appear rich.


Sir Reginald “Rex” Carey Harrison (5 March 1908 – 2 June 1990) was an English actor of stage and screen. Harrison won both an Academy Award and a Tony Award.