ivoryandlace: “For if the modern mind is whimsical and discursive, the classical mind is narro
ivoryandlace: “For if the modern mind is whimsical and discursive, the classical mind is narrow, unhesitating, relentless. It is not a quality of intelligence that one encounters frequently these days. But though I can digress with the best of them, I am nothing in my soul if not obsessive” -Donna Tartt ‘The Secret History’ -- source link