There is no shame in dreading death Or thoughts of dying. The strangest of our powers Is the courage to live Knowing that we will die, Knowing nothing more true. Nâzım Hikmet, In the Snowy Night Woods, 1956 English translation by Randy Blasing and Mutlu Konuk |
A young Hikmet behind the bars of a Turkish prison. He is the one with the mustache. Courtesy of Cumhuriyet. |
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