human
You won't give up your music, Hadria,
gpt
It is a forlorn sort of pursuit, Hadria answered, with a whimsical smile,
human
And you will not give up hope?
gpt
Hope? Of what?
human
Oh, of--of----. What an absurd question!
gpt
It is better to face facts, I think, than to shroud them away. After all, it is only by the rarest chance that character and conditions happen to suit each other so well that the powers can be developed. They are generally crushed. One more or less----.
human
It is exactly the one more or less that sends the balance up or down, that decides the fate of men and nations. An individual often counts more than a generation. If that were not so, nothing would be possible, and hope would be insane.
gpt
Perhaps it is!