Mister Cameron - I have read the unexpurgated Ovid, the love poems of Sappho, the Decameron in the original, and a great many texts in Greek and Latin histories that were not though fit for proper gentlemen to read, much less proper ladies. I know in precise detail what Caligula did to, and with, his sisters, and I can quote it to you in Latin or in my own translation if you wish. I am interested in historical truth, and truth in history is often unpleasant and distasteful to those of fine sensibility. I frankly doubt that you will produce anything to shock me. . Mercedes Lackey
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This quote is a great rebuttal to the idea that you should avoid having to deal with unpleasant and distasteful things in life. It also shows that when you make time for yourself, you can gain much more knowledge than when you spend all of your time running from one thing to another. You will probably never be able to read all of the “unexpurgated Ovid,” but you can read enough of it to get a good idea of what he did to and with his sisters. As for reading about historical truth, do not let anyone tell you that it is distasteful and unpleasant. History is often both enjoyable and enlightening, but it is seldom fun.

Source: The Fire Rose

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