The Next Chapter
The only thing that remains us, Olanda, is this passing away. If a person is unable to derive pleasure from it, he will find no pleasure at all. I love you, but I don’t have you for the having. It is not permitted me, my darling, to be a man — it is forbidden me. This is why, perhaps, I lose my eyesight from time to time and I must agree to everything, accept it all. The only thing I have is speech. I’m only permitted to speak. And the power of speech will die along with me.
