“And he spoke now about the “Word”, about the cult of the Word, about eloquence, which he called the triumph of humanity. Because the Word was the glory of humankind, and it alone gave dignity to life. Not just humanism, but humanity itself, man’s dignity and self-respect – they were inseparable from the Word, from literature.”

“And he spoke now about the “Word”, about the cult of the Word, about eloquence, which he called the triumph of humanity. Because the Word was the glory of humankind, and it alone gave dignity to life. Not just humanism, but humanity itself, man’s dignity and self-respect – they were inseparable from the Word, from literature.”

— Thomas Mann