“All the elements of an Epic poem are found in Tragedy, but the elements of a Tragedy are not all found in the Epic poem.”
― Poetics
― Poetics
“Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.”
― The Art of War
― The Art of War
“In your books I have flung myself into the bottomless pit, performed miracles, slain, burned towns, preached new religions, conquered whole kingdoms”
― The Bet and Other Stories
― The Bet and Other Stories
“I miss you deeply, unfathomably, senselessly, terribly.”
― Letters to Milena
― Letters to Milena
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