لعلها شيخوختي الحالية هي التي تجعلني أشعر - وأنا آثم في ذلك - بأن كل ما عشته في شبابي كان جميلاً وصالحاً .

“If you want to become a man of letters and perhaps write some Histories one day…”

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“The faith a movement proclaims doesn't count: what counts is the hope it offers…”

“They keep saying that their kingdom is not of this world, then take everything …”