“In a work of art, chaos must shimmer through the veil of order.”
Novalis (1772–1801) German poet and writer
“It is not enough to accept a concept of order and live by it; that is cowardice, and such cowardice cannot result from freedom. Chaos must be faced. Real order must be preceded by a descent into chaos.”
— Colin Wilson, book The Outsider
Source: The Outsider (1956), Chapter Three, The Romantic Outsider
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