521 The Empress Messalina (with Honor Cargill-Martin) | My Last Book with Robert Chandler
The History of Literature
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The Power of Awe
Powell: I anticipated the experience of awe the second time and the self consciousness of wanting to recreate the feeling blocked it. But let's hear what Carl says about the first time back to the email. "I felt like I was on the top of a tall mountain and I could clearly see the world around me, the joys and pains of life ... love for my fellow humans with all their admirable qualities and flaws" We don't have to wait for Proust; one way is to talk to Carville Martin who has written an excellent book about the Empress Messalina.
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