"Children are not lyrical at all, they are little beasts, only animals are not a quarter as selfish. Wrestling - that's about as much lyricism as boys have. At the same time, they always have a certain kind of fervor, a power of longing for things that is no longer in a person as an adult, as well as a feeling that the time ahead of them is unlimited and that whatever they do, they can do it indefinitely.
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George OrwellAll Translations
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Children are not lyrical at all, they are little beasts, only animals are not a quarter as selfish. Wrestling - that's about as much lyricism as boys have. At the same time, they always have a certain kind of fervor, a power of longing for things that is no longer in a person as an adult, as well as a feeling that the time ahead of them is unlimited and that whatever they do, they can do it indefinitely.
""A gyerekek cseppet sem líraiak, hanem apró vadállatok, csak az állatok negyedannyira sem önzők. Öldöklés - nagyjából ennyi lírai van a fiúkban. Ugyanakkor mindvégig van bennük valami sajátos hév, a dolgok iránti vágyakozás ereje, ami felnőttként már nincs meg az emberben, valamint az érzés, hogy az előttük álló idő korlátlan, és bármit is tesznek is, a végtelenségig tehetik."