“The art of writing books is not yet invented. But it is at the point of being invented.”

—  Novalis , book Blüthenstaub

Fragment No. 114
Blüthenstaub (1798)
Context: The art of writing books is not yet invented. But it is at the point of being invented. Fragments of this nature are literary seeds. There may be many an infertile grain among them: nevertheless, if only some come up!

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