“There are men from whom nature or some peculiar destiny has removed the cover beneath which we hide our own madness. They are likethin-skinned insects whose visible play of muscles seem to make them deformed, though in fact, everything soon turns to its normal shape again.” MenPlayFactsSeemsTurnsDestinyShapesNormalMadnessVisibleMusclesPeculiarInsects Author:E. T. A. Hoffmann
“The human spirit is itself the most wonderful fairy tale that can possibly be. What a magnificent world lies enclosed within our bosoms! No solar orbit hems it in, the inexhaustible wealth of the total visible creation is outweighed by its riches!” WorldHumansSpiritLyingImaginationWealthVisionWonderfulCreationRichesTalesVisibleFairyFairy TaleMagnificentHuman SpiritBosomsOrbitHem Author:E. T. A. Hoffmann
