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Old soldiers toast their glory years (click image to enlarge) |
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
Toasting to "Absent Friends".
ReplyDeleteYea, that's likely on their minds.
ReplyDeleteThere's so much here, methinks a book should follow this post.
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