Often I wish I had known at the beginning the weary lag that any sudden reputation brings. I should have refrained from doing even the little that I did; and now I would be left alone and able to live as I chose. To have news value is to have a tin can tied to one's tail.


The Letters of T.E. Lawrence (1988)


Often I wish I had known at the beginning the weary lag that any sudden reputation brings. I should have refrained from doing even the little that I...

Often I wish I had known at the beginning the weary lag that any sudden reputation brings. I should have refrained from doing even the little that I...

Often I wish I had known at the beginning the weary lag that any sudden reputation brings. I should have refrained from doing even the little that I...

Often I wish I had known at the beginning the weary lag that any sudden reputation brings. I should have refrained from doing even the little that I...