"Herzog" Quotes
A mentally unstable writer struggles with his personal relationships while grappling with his own existential crisis.
fiction | 371 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
The shabbiness of his soul appalled him.
To be alone was the only real freedom.
It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.
He was ashamed of his jealousy. It was irrational, dishonest, a kind of disease.
The human soul is a dark vast forest, with wild life in it.
The brain is the most important organ of the body, and the mind governs it.
He was at odds with himself, and this was the most painful state a man could know.
The artist is a servant of the gods, and his work is never finished.
He felt that he was wasting time, and he was ashamed.
The past is a great darkness, and filled with echoes.
