“I still have in my memory, almost agonizing impressions of a serious illness which I had when I was about eight years old. Those about me called it scarlet fever, and its very name seemed to have a diabolical quality.” YearsStillsNamesMemoriesQualitySeriousIllnessEightImpressionFeverScarletAgonizingDiabolicalSerious Illness Author:Pierre Loti
“I am sure that the sad days and happenings were rare, and that I lived the joyous and careless life of other children; but just because the happy days were so habitual to me they made no impression upon my mind, and I can no longer recall them.” MindChildrenMadeI CanHappeningsImpressionRecallsJoyousCarelessHabitualLives Of OthersHappy DaySad Day Author:Pierre Loti