“If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, Infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things thro' narrow chinks of his cavern.”
― The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
― The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
“Aber ich habe den Mantel nicht aufgeknöpft und bin nicht wirklich hoch hinaufgeflogen. Nicht weil ich Angst vor dem Fliegen gehabt hätte, sondern weil ich nicht wußte, wie und wo und ob überhaupt ich je wieder würde landen können.”
― The Story of Mr Sommer
― The Story of Mr Sommer
“And he wondered if there would ever be a day that came when all this was unnecessary, when white people would look at him and Anthony and simply listen, when their words would have worth and value because they were uttered, when they would not have to hide who they were, when they wouldn’t have to go through endless distortions just to be understood”
― Babel
― Babel
“Auch schätze er meinen Verstand und meine Talente mehr als dies Herz, das doch mein einziger Stolz ist, das ganz allein die Quelle von allem ist, aller Kraft, aller Seligkeit und alles Elendes. Ach, was ich weiß, kann jeder wissen - mein Herz habe ich allein.”
― Die Leiden des jungen Werther: Hamburger Leseheft plus Königs Materialien
― Die Leiden des jungen Werther: Hamburger Leseheft plus Königs Materialien
“Lieben? Kann er denn lieben? Wenn er nicht gehört hätte, daß es etwas wie Liebe gibt, dann hätte er dieses Wort nie gebraucht. Er weiß nicht, was Liebe ist.”
― Anna Karenina
― Anna Karenina
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