"All these writers were welcomed by other writers. It seemed to follow that you needed such a welcome, yet before this could happen you somehow, anywhow, had to meet the writer who was to welcome you. My idea of how this worked wasn’t low or even practical. I never thought about making connections. My aspirations were mystical. I wanted to receive the laying on of hands that had written living stories and poems, hands that had touched the hands of other writers. I wanted to be anointed."

“Old School”, Tobias Wolff (2003)
@1 year ago with 10 notes
#literature #tobias wolff #wolff #bildungsroman #coming of age #writers #anointed #mystical 

"Der Vogel kämpft sich aus dem Ei. Das Ei ist die Welt. Wer geboren werden will, muß eine Welt zerstören. Der Vogel fliegt zu Gott. Der Gott heißt Abraxas."

Hermann Hesse - “Demian”
@2 years ago
#literature #German #German literature #Coming of age #Mystical #Spiritual #This Is Fucking Good #Hermann Hesse #Hesse #Demian #Bildungsroman #God #Creation 
"All these writers were welcomed by other writers. It seemed to follow that you needed such a welcome, yet before this could happen you somehow, anywhow, had to meet the writer who was to welcome you. My idea of how this worked wasn’t low or even practical. I never thought about making connections. My aspirations were mystical. I wanted to receive the laying on of hands that had written living stories and poems, hands that had touched the hands of other writers. I wanted to be anointed."
“Old School”, Tobias Wolff (2003)
1 year ago
#literature #tobias wolff #wolff #bildungsroman #coming of age #writers #anointed #mystical 
"Der Vogel kämpft sich aus dem Ei. Das Ei ist die Welt. Wer geboren werden will, muß eine Welt zerstören. Der Vogel fliegt zu Gott. Der Gott heißt Abraxas."
Hermann Hesse - “Demian”
2 years ago
#literature #German #German literature #Coming of age #Mystical #Spiritual #This Is Fucking Good #Hermann Hesse #Hesse #Demian #Bildungsroman #God #Creation