Goethe mentioned how the people live on the streets, their front doors opening onto the street and living inside an out — being able to look in and see their homes, their lives. Still true.
Naples seems more human than Rome.
Mein Lebensweg ist einzigartig und ehrlich gesagt „edel“. Warum kann ich nicht eher auf eine Beziehung warten, als ihre Abwesenheit ertragen?
That would Goethe experienced is somewhat similar today it is not surprising, considering that most people live in streams of social consciousness and traditions which take radical change for more than a generation to alter the direction of.
Stephen Lapeyrouse . . . Notes Dropped Along the Way 