“ He was still dreaming, his face was all dreams, and his eyes had no longer that nasty slimy look; there was something childlike about them, and that might have been because he had a real dream, had been genuinely happy. Happiness washes away many things, just as suffering washes away many things.” Though inContinue reading “Look! That train was on time”
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Let’s go to Venice today!
“At an age when others are spendthrift daydreamers, blithely postponing the execution of great plans- he began his day early with a jet of cold water at his chest and back, and then a pair of tall wax candles in silver sticks shining over his manuscript..” This man was ready to sacrifice on the altarContinue reading “Let’s go to Venice today!”