Who Said It?
The dread felt by the courageous cannot be contrasted with the joy or even the comfortable enjoyment of a peaceable life. It stands – on the hither side of all such contrasts – in secret union with the serenity and gentleness of creative longing.
Hint: There is another quote from this author in this issue. We’re still in the realm of existentialism.
As always, if you know who said this, send in the answer. (Ed. Note: Contest ended in 1998)
Hint: There is another quote from this author in this issue. We’re still in the realm of existentialism.
As always, if you know who said this, send in the answer. (Ed. Note: Contest ended in 1998)
Last Issue’s Who Said It?
The community of the masses of human beings has produced an order of life in regulated channels which connects individuals in a technically functioning organization, but not inwardly from the historicity of their souls. The emptiness caused by dissatisfaction with mere achievement and the helplessness that results when the channels of relation breakdown have brought forth a loneliness of soul such as has never existed before, a loneliness that hides itself, that seeks relief in vain in the erotic or the irrational until it leads eventually to a deep comprehension of the importance of establishing communication between man and man.
Jaspers
Jaspers