Catherine Peters
The Pragmatic Populist
“WHAT WE CALL the heart”, said Sidonia, “is a nervous sensation, like shyness, which gradually disappears in society. It is fervent in the nursery, strong in the domestic circle, tumultuous at school. The affections are the children of ignorance; when the horizon of our experience expands, and models multiply, love and admiration imperceptibly vanish.” “I fear the horizon of your experience has very greatly expanded. With your opinions, what charm can there be in life?” “The sense of existence.”
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