"Among other things,
you’ll find that you’re not the first person who
was ever confused and frightened and even sickened by human
behavior. You’re by no means alone on that score,
you’ll be excited and stimulated to know. Many, many men
have been just as troubled morally and spiritually as you are
right now. Happily, some of them kept record of their troubles.
You’ll learn from them – if you want to. Just as
someday, if you have something to offer, someone will learn
something from you. It’s a beautiful reciprocal
arrangement.
And it isn’t education. It’s history. It’s
poetry."
- Mr
Antolini