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I understand you, and I shall not attempt to make you change your mind. I am too old to want to improve the world. I have told you what I think, and t...more

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Today I know this: when it comes time to take stock, the most painful wound is that of broken friendships; and there is nothing more foolish than to s...more

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Tell me, where in life is there a value that would make us consider suicide uncalled for on principle! Love? Or friendship? I guarantee that friendshi...more

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Brod was a brilliant intellectual with exceptional energy; a generous man willing to do battle for others; his attachment to Kafka was warm and disint...more

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Damn! What did Ansermet, that most faithful friend, know about Stravinsky's poverty of heart? What did he, that most devoted friend, know about Stravi...more

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In the presence of Esch, values have hidden their faces. Order, loyalty, sacrifice—he cherishes all these words, but exactly what do they represent? S...more