“In younger years, he’d wonder whether he was more doctor or writer. Since the dark period back home, he questioned if he was really either—witnessing death all around him had robbed him of both.” DeathPoetDoctorDante ClubMatthew PearlDante ChamberOliver Wendell Holmes Book:The Dante Chamber Source: The Dante Chamber
“No poet is ever really young... Their delicate ears always hear the far-off whisper of death, which coarser souls must travel towards for years before their duller senses touch....” YoungDeathPoetDante ClubMatthew PearlDante ChamberOliver Wendell HolmesAdolphus Williamson Author:Matthew Pearl