“The gradually growing hegemony of the eye seems to be parallel with the development of Western ego-consciousness and the gradually increasing separation of the self and the world; vision separates us from the world whereas the other senses unite us with it.”
― The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses
― The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses
“There are often evolutionary parallels on the different worlds because creation tends to be economical.”
― Orion Arm
― Orion Arm
“Here ease and comfort are the legacy, The round and glowing cheek, the red, ripe mouth, Here each possesses immortality In his descendants’ happiness and health. And thus in pure contentment, cloudless days, The child grows up and fathers in his turn. Amazed, we never cease to ask: Are these High gods descended here or are they men? Apollo, when he kept sheep, looked completely The handsome shepherd in both form and face: 9900 Where Nature uninsulted rules serenely, All worlds commingle, gods and men change place.”
― Faust: A Tragedy, Parts One and Two
― Faust: A Tragedy, Parts One and Two
“Apollo Loves at first sight; he wants to marry Daphne, He hopes for what he wants—all wishful thinking!”
― Metamorphoses: The New, Annotated Edition
― Metamorphoses: The New, Annotated Edition
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