Heinrich Von Kleist Quotes

Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist was a German poet, dramatist, novelist, short story writer and journalist. The Kleist Prize, a prestigious prize for German literature, is named after him, as was the Kleist Theater in his birthplace.

✵ 18. October 1777 – 21. November 1811

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Heinrich Von Kleist Quotes

“But paradise is locked and bolted….
We must make a journey around the world to see if a back door has perhaps been left open.”

Heinrich Von Kleist

Source: On a Theatre of Marionettes

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