Docile Demons

"From this height the gargoyles perched against the church were almost within reach. I suppose they were designed to look menacing, but they seemed quite unaffected to me - almost bored. Like a security guard at a nursing home working the graveyard shift who was memorizing Shakespeare on the job. "
The Drunken Tourist page 75

Gargoyle of Notre Dame
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