An aphorism is a mental exercise, psychical, logical, linguistic, spiritual, ritual, emotional and rational, it is a major conceptual and literary activity,… — William C. Brown Copy Share Image
“The Beginning and end of all literary activity is the reproduction of the world that surrounds me by means of the world… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
It must inquire not merely about the circumstances of the time in general, but in particular about the writer's position with regard… — Ferdinand Christian Baur Copy Share Image