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Lotte in Weimar: The Beloved Returns QUOTES

Lotte in Weimar: The Beloved Returns QUOTES

1 " [Men] act in response to an outward situation, and on being presented with an opportunity to conform to a pattern. If the pattern gives licence to cruelty, so much the better. They take advantage of the licence so thoughtlessly, so thoroughly, that it becomes perfectly clear: the generality of mankind are only waiting for the chance, only waiting for outward circumstance to sanction brutality and allow them to be cruel and brutal to their heart's content. "

― Thomas Mann , Lotte in Weimar: The Beloved Returns

2 " Когда прошлое и настоящее сливаются воедино, к чему издавна тяготела моя жизнь, настоящее облекается в тайну. В стихах это приобретает большую прелесть, в действительности же часто нас тревожит. "

― Thomas Mann , Lotte in Weimar: The Beloved Returns