“The Socratic manner is not a game at which two can play.”
Max Beerbohm (1872–1956) English writer
Source: Zuleika Dobson http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext99/zdbsn11.txt (1911), Ch. XV
“Two disappointed believers
Two people playing the game
Negotiations and love songs
Are often mistaken for one and the same.”
Train In The Distance
Song lyrics, Hearts and Bones (1983)
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