hero complex
Amid the seeming confusion of our mysterious world, individuals are so nicely adjusted to a system, and systems to one another and to a whole, that, by stepping aside for a moment, a man exposes himself to a fearful risk of losing his place forever.
-Nathaniel Hawthorne, "Wakefield"
I like that one a lot.
...with few characteristics to attract careless observers, yet bearing, in his whole aspect, the handwriting of no common fate, for such as have the skill to read it.
-Hawthorne, "Wakefield"
I've been doing a fair amount of reading lately. Re-reading, I guess. Getting back into my favorites.
It is requisite for the ideal artist to possess a force of character that seems hardly compatible with its delicacy; he must keep his faith in himself while the incredulous world assails him with its utter disbelief; he must stand up against mankind and be his own sole disciple, both as respects his genius and the objects to which it is directed.
-Hawthorne, "The Artist of the Beautiful"
Here's my favorite:
To persons whose pursuits are insulated from the common business of life- who are either in advance of mankind or apart from it- there often comes a sensation of moral cold that makes the spirit shiver as if it had reached the frozen solitudes around the pole.
-"The Artist of the Beautiful"
Just a few reasons you should read these short story collections by Nathaniel Hawthorne: Twice Told Tales, and Mosses from an Old Manse. Please, don't let The Scarlet Letter be your only impression of my favorite author.
-Nathaniel Hawthorne, "Wakefield"
I like that one a lot.
...with few characteristics to attract careless observers, yet bearing, in his whole aspect, the handwriting of no common fate, for such as have the skill to read it.
-Hawthorne, "Wakefield"
I've been doing a fair amount of reading lately. Re-reading, I guess. Getting back into my favorites.
It is requisite for the ideal artist to possess a force of character that seems hardly compatible with its delicacy; he must keep his faith in himself while the incredulous world assails him with its utter disbelief; he must stand up against mankind and be his own sole disciple, both as respects his genius and the objects to which it is directed.
-Hawthorne, "The Artist of the Beautiful"
Here's my favorite:
To persons whose pursuits are insulated from the common business of life- who are either in advance of mankind or apart from it- there often comes a sensation of moral cold that makes the spirit shiver as if it had reached the frozen solitudes around the pole.
-"The Artist of the Beautiful"
Just a few reasons you should read these short story collections by Nathaniel Hawthorne: Twice Told Tales, and Mosses from an Old Manse. Please, don't let The Scarlet Letter be your only impression of my favorite author.