Needless to say, our formal goodbye
was cool and reserved. It scarcely
amounted to exchanged looks or a
handshake. In the course of our
young lives we had parted and met
again too often for handshakes to
have become our usual practice.
was cool and reserved. It scarcely
amounted to exchanged looks or a
handshake. In the course of our
young lives we had parted and met
again too often for handshakes to
have become our usual practice.
Thomas Mann
Doctor Faustus
1948
Doctor Faustus
1948
Thomas Mann was on of my father’s favorite writers. Just wanted to say “hi” since blog days are null but not void. Merry Christmas, Laurent!
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