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“Evil resides in the very gaze which perceives Evil all around itself.”
― Friedrich Hegel

“It is love, not reason, that is stronger than death.”
― Thomas Mann, The Magic Mountain

“Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil.”
― Thomas Mann, The Magic Mountain

“War is only a cowardly escape from the problems of peace.”
― Thomas Mann, This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of One Hundred Thoughtful Men and Women

“No man remains quite what he was when he recognizes himself.”
― Thomas Mann

“It is remarkable how a man cannot summarize his thoughts in even the most general sort of way without betraying himself completely, without putting his whole self into it, quite unawares, presenting as if in allegory the basic themes and problems of his life.”
― Thomas Mann, The Magic Mountain

“Talent is cheap; dedication is expensive. It will cost you your life.”
― Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy

“One should not become an artist because he can, but because he must. It is only for those who would be miserable without it.”
― Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy