from TEffi's story "I vremeni ne stalo": " О, да. Сны — это та же жизнь."

Robert Chandler kcf19 at DIAL.PIPEX.COM
Sat Jul 6 12:01:54 UTC 2013


Dear all,

The less letters there are in a word, the more unsure of myself I often feel.

     — Вы большое значение придавали снам, — сказал охотник. 
      — О, да. Сны — это та же жизнь. Вот я видела и пережила много красивого, чудесного, замечательного и не все же удержала в памяти, и не все вошло необходимым слагаемым в душу, как два-три сна, без которых я была бы не та.

What does this та же mean?  The context seems to imply smething like "our true life"

Dreams are our true life.  I’ve seen and experienced much that is beautiful, wonderful and remarkable - and yet I don’t remember it and it hasn't become an essential part of my soul the way two or three dreams have – without those dreams I wouldn’t be the person I am.

Or is it more like "Dreams, too, are our life"?

All the best,

Robert

Robert Chandler, 42 Milson Road, London, W14 OLD

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