Saturday, March 12, 2005

Thinking about those who think or had thought that they are thinking

I read the preface to Hesse's Steppenwolf last night and came across this eloquent passage:
"Most men will not swim before they are able to.' Is that not witty? Naturally, they won't swim! They are born for the solid earth, not for the water. And naturally they won't think. They are made for life, not for thought. Yes, and he who thinks, what's more, he who makes thought his business, he may go far in it, but he has bartered the solid earth for the water all the same, and one day he will drown."
Perhaps what turns me on the most about Hesse's work, is the unity in which each piece encompasses. Each sentence, paragraph and chapter, an entity in itself, systematically working together to meet an objective of oneness. Sheer beauty!

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derniko said...

Just wanted to say thank you for putting the quote up. I'm reading Hesse in German, my mother tongue, but wanted to post this quote in english on my blog - and this was the first site I found :) .
Thank you, and I hope you enjoy Hesse as much as I do - I fully agree with your statement on the beauty in his works.
Greetings from Germany,
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