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I am only a handful of pages in but am uplifted by the language, "Here the palate itself became metaphysically attuned: the drama was of the airs, of the upper regions, of the eternal conflict between the soul and the spirit."
— Jun 04, 2023 07:46PM
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Laura
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I Went
I didn't hold myself back. I gave in completely and went,
went to those delectations that were half real,
half wrought in my own mind,
went into the brilliant night
and drank strong wine,
the way the champions of pleasure drink.
--CP Cavafy
— Jun 04, 2023 07:50PM
I didn't hold myself back. I gave in completely and went,
went to those delectations that were half real,
half wrought in my own mind,
went into the brilliant night
and drank strong wine,
the way the champions of pleasure drink.
--CP Cavafy
Laura
is on page 21 of 240
But on the very next page I find myself raging a little. "Durrell tried to get me to read Shakespeare's Sonnets...." Why? Why why why read Shakespeare when in Greece? Reach for Cavafy. He should always be near your fingertips.
— Jun 04, 2023 07:50PM
