No one remains quite what he was when he recognizes himself. – Thomas Mann
The only religious way to think of death is as part and parcel of life. – Thomas Mann

No one remains quite what he was when he recognizes himself. – Thomas Mann
The only religious way to think of death is as part and parcel of life. – Thomas Mann
For to be poised against fatality, to meet adverse conditions gracefully, is more than simple endurance it is an act of aggression, a positive triumph. – Thomas Mann