Isak Dinesen Quotes

The True Aristocracy And The True Proletariat Of The World Are Both In Understanding With Tragedy. To Them It Is The Fundamental Principle Of God, And The Key, - The Minor Key, - To Existence. They Differ In This Way From The Bourgeoisie Of All Classes, Who Deny Tragedy, Who Will Not Tolerate It, And To Whom The Word Of Tragedy Means In Itself Unpleasantness.

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