"That man is … odd," I dared say to William. "He is, or has been, in many ways a great man. But for this very… — Umberto Eco
"That man is … odd," I dared say to William.
"He is, or has been, in many ways a great man. But for this very reason he is odd. It is only petty men who seem normal."
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