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@cicala
taşların ve ağaçların sırrını bilmeyi dilerdim
“Kötü bir anıyı unutmanın en iyi yolu güzel bir tanesiyle değişmektir.”
“and what does a person with such a romantic temperament seek in the study of the classics?” he asked this as if, having had the good fortune to catch such a rare bird as myself, he was anxious to extract my opinion while i was still captive in his office.
“if by romantic you mean solitary and introspective,” i said, “i think romantics are frequently the best classicists.”
he laughed. “the great romantics are often failed classicists. but that’s beside the point, isn't it?”