Sunday, May 15, 2022

The holocaust of memory

Old soldiers toast their glory years
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Odysseus inclines his head. "True. But fame is a strange thing. Some men gain glory after they die, while others fade. What is admired in one generation is abhorred in another." He spread his broad hands. "We cannot say who will survive the holocaust of memory. Who knows?" He smiles. "Perhaps one day even I will be famous. Perhaps more famous than you.” ― Madeline Miller 

  

3 comments:

Tacitus said...

Toasting to "Absent Friends".

ambisinistral said...

Yea, that's likely on their minds.

Unknown said...

There's so much here, methinks a book should follow this post.