Status Updates From رسائل إلى ميلينا

already cried

"I think there is one idiosyncracy that we share, Milena: we are so shy and anxious that almost every letter is different, almost every one is frightened by the previous letter and even more so by the reply."

With Milena's letters missing (burned at her request), it does feel half-empty—especially since her writings in the appendices are so good

a volte è divertente a volte mi sento il terzo incomodo (voglio solo finirlo al più presto)