Sublime

Florida Scott-Maxwell’s Stoic diary during her terminal illness, The Measure of My Days,

The last time Scott had been in Paris, he got the Hemingways locked out of one apartment and in trouble with the landlord all the time.

was, in fact, a man of remarkable abilities, determination, and drive. Just as clearly, however, he could be quite ruthless, overbearing, and politically domineering. A true picture of the man can emerge only from an attempt to envision all facets of his complex life and personality, and that I have tried to do.

À moi seul, j’ai été contemporain des deux plus grandes guerres de l’humanité et j’ai même vécu chacune d’elles sur un front différent, l’une côté allemand, l’autre antiallemand. Avant-guerre, j’ai connu le plus haut degré et la plus haute forme de liberté individuelle, et ensuite leur plus bas niveau depuis des siècles ; j’ai été célébré et cloué