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A quotation from Martial:
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I flee you, Dindymus, when chased; I chase you when you flee.
It’s not your wanting me I want; it’s your not wanting me.
[Insequeris, fugio; fugis, insequor; haec mihi mens est:
Velle tuum nolo, Dindyme, nolle volo.]
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Full quote, sourcing, notes:
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I flee you, Dindymus, when chased; I chase you when you flee. It’s not your wanting me I want; it’s your not wanting me. [Insequeris, fugio; fugis, insequor; haec mihi mens est: Velle tuum nolo, Dindyme, nolle volo.] "To Dindymus." (Source (Latin)). Alternate translations: I fly, you follow; fly…