But my deepest and most secret love belongs to the fair-haired and the blue-eyed, the bright children of life, the happy, the charming and the ordinary. Thomas Mann belongbluebright Change image and share on social
A writer is somebody for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people. Thomas Mann difficultpeoplewrite Change image and share on social
One must die to life in order to be utterly a creator. Thomas Mann creatordielife Change image and share on social
I don't think anyone is thinking long-term now. Thomas Mann longtermthink Change image and share on social
Opinions cannot survive if one has no chance to fight for them. Thomas Mann chancefightopinion Change image and share on social
Democracy is timelessly human, and timelessness always implies a certain amount of potential youthfulness. Thomas Mann amountdemocracyhuman Change image and share on social
The Freudian theory is one of the most important foundation stones for an edifice to be built by future generations, the dwelling of a freer and wiser humanity. Thomas Mann builddwelledifice Change image and share on social
It is a strange fact that freedom and equality, the two basic ideas of democracy, are to some extent contradictory. Logically considered, freedom and equality are mutually exclusive, just as society and the individual are mutually exclusive. Thomas Mann basicconsidercontradictory share on social