"Among other things, you'll find that you're not the first person
who was ever confused and frightened and even sickened by human
behavior. You're by no means alone on that score you'll be excited
and stimulated to know. Many, many men have been just as troubled
morally and spiritually as you are right now. Happily, some of them
kept records of their troubles. You'll learn from them if you want
to. Just as someday, if you have something to offer, someone will
learn something from you. It's a beautiful reciprocal arrangement.
And it isn't education. It's history. It's poetry."