Look! That train was on time

“ 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”

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!”