Old men talk

We know nothing about ourselves. We always talk about our desires, and try to hide ourselves desperate and unconsciously. Life becomes almost interesting when you have learned people's lies, and begin to enjoy and notice that they always say something different from what they really think and want... Yes, one day comes the recognition of truth, and that means senescence and death.

Sándor Márai, 'The Candles Burn Down to the Stump'

How interesting can be a conversation between two old men! The entirely action resumes to a dinner where two friends, or old friends, meet after several years of separation dissecting and revolving some issues from the past. The dinner is more properly a monologue than a dialogue, but it's so incredibly intelligent and universal, so attentive to the human condition! This was one of those books that struck me recently, and thankfully, it has been a long time since I haven't read a story that really encouraged me and caused that butterfly feeling in the stomach. One of these days, a friend from ​​philosophy area just told me ... 'I haven't read too much literature lately, I prefer to read some essays or anything that relates to what I'm studying at the moment' ... How do I understand him. At certain point it becomes hard to find novels that really captures our attention and that are able to carry us beyond the trivial everyday life. Sándor Márai's 'The Candles Burn Down to the Stump' is pure delight for thought.