“The foot of the heavenly ladder, which we have got to mount in order to reach the higher regions, has to be fixed firmly in every-day life, so that everybody may be able to climb up it along with us. When people then find that they have got climbed up higher and higher into a marvelous, magical world, they will feel that that realm, too, belongs to their ordinary, every-day life, and is, merely, the wonderful and most glorious part thereof.”
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E. T. A. Hoffmann
E. T. A. Hoffmann, a German Romantic author, is renowned for his unique literary style and rich imagination. His works blend elements of fantasy, horror, and humor, having a profound impact on literature. more
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