“All suicides have the responsibility of fighting against the temptation of suicide. Every one of them knows very well in some corner of his soul that suicide, though a way out, is rather a mean and shabby one, and that it is nobler and finer to be conquered by life than to fall by one's own hand.” KnowsWayWellsMeanSoulHandsFallFightingResponsibilitySuicideCornersTemptationShabbySteppenwolf Book:Steppenwolf Source: Steppenwolf
“The Spirit of man is like a kite, which rises by means of those very forces which seem to oppose its rise; the tie that joins it to the earth, the opposing winds of temptation, and the weight of earth-born affections which it carries with it into the sky.” MenMeanSeemsEarthSpiritForceBornSkyWindWeightAffectionTemptationTiesCarrieOpposingKites Book:The Rod, the Root and the Flower Source: The Rod, the Root and the Flower