On a Theatre of Marionettes Quotes
On a Theatre of Marionettes
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Heinrich von Kleist519 ratings, 3.93 average rating, 44 reviews
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“But paradise is locked and bolted....
We must make a journey around the world to see if a back door has perhaps been left open.”
― On a Theatre of Marionettes
We must make a journey around the world to see if a back door has perhaps been left open.”
― On a Theatre of Marionettes
“Misconceptions are unavoidable now that we've eaten of the Tree of Knowledge. But Paradise is locked and bolted, and the cherubim stands behind us. We have to go on and make the journey round the world to see if it is perhaps open somewhere at the back.”
― On a Theatre of Marionettes
― On a Theatre of Marionettes
“Does that mean", I said in some bewilderment, "that we must eat again of the tree of knowledge in order to return to the state of innocence?"
"Of course", he said, "but that's the final chapter in the history of the world.”
― On a Theatre of Marionettes
"Of course", he said, "but that's the final chapter in the history of the world.”
― On a Theatre of Marionettes
“Vemos que, en la medida en que en el mundo orgánico es más oscura y débil la reflexión, tanto más radiante y dominadora se presenta de continuo la gracia. En efecto, así como la intersección de dos líneas a un lado de un punto, vuelve a presentarse súbitamente al otro lado después de atravesar por el infinito, o lo mismo que la imagen del espejo cóncavo, tras de haberse alejado hasta el infinito, aparece de repente ante nosotros, del mismo modo, cuando el conocimiento ha pasado, por decirlo así, a través de un infinito, comparece de nuevo la gracia. Y ésta se presenta a la vez con su máxima pureza en la figura humana que no posee conciencia alguna o en la que la tiene infinita, es decir, en el muñeco articulado o en el dios.”
― On a Theatre of Marionettes
― On a Theatre of Marionettes
