Spartacus
“said the black man, “and the sands we walk on whimper and whine in pain, but we don’t weep.”
“We are gladiators,” answered Spartacus.
“Do you have a heart of stone?”
“I am a slave. I suppose a slave should have a heart of stone or no heart at all. You have good things to remember, but I am koruu, and I have nothing at all to remember that is any good.”
“Is that why you can watch this and not be moved?”
“It will not help me to be moved,” answered Spartacus dully.
“I don’t... know you, Spartacus. You are white and I am black. We are different. In my land, when a man’s heart fills with sorrow, he weeps. But in you Thracians, the tears have dried up. Look at me. What do you see?”
“I see a man weeping,” said Spartacus.
“And am I less a man because of that? I tell you, Spartacus, I will not fight you.MoreLess
“We are gladiators,” answered Spartacus.
“Do you have a heart of stone?”
“I am a slave. I suppose a slave should have a heart of stone or no heart at all. You have good things to remember, but I am koruu, and I have nothing at all to remember that is any good.”
“Is that why you can watch this and not be moved?”
“It will not help me to be moved,” answered Spartacus dully.
“I don’t... know you, Spartacus. You are white and I am black. We are different. In my land, when a man’s heart fills with sorrow, he weeps. But in you Thracians, the tears have dried up. Look at me. What do you see?”
“I see a man weeping,” said Spartacus.
“And am I less a man because of that? I tell you, Spartacus, I will not fight you.MoreLess
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