That iron man was born like me
And he was once an ardent boy:
He must have felt in infancy
The glory of a summer sky.
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That iron man was born like me
And he was once an ardent boy:
He must have felt in infancy
The glory of a summer sky.
“Had I not yoyoed away my time in school reading Herodotus, Saint-Simon, Rilke, and Owen Wister, seeking answers to the mystery of personality and the riddle of history, I would not have failed to become an intelligent and informed buyer of goods and services. It’s as simple as that.”
Donald Barthelme | “Down the Line with the Annual”