My Sweet Alpha
The only thing that Man does not achieve is, precisely, what he proposes to—let
it be said to his credit. This wedding of reality with the demon of what is
impossible supplies the universe with the only growth it is capable of. For that
reason, it is very important to emphasize that everything—that is, everything
worthwhile, everything truly human—is difficult, very difficult; so much so, that
it is impossible.
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splendor of the translator’s task. On the contrary, this characterization admits it to
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