Sandman Hoffman Quotes & Sayings

It's an essay that Sigmund Freud wrote about E.T.A. Hoffman's short story called "The Sandman" where someone mistakes an inanimate object for a living, breathing human being. And one of the things that Sigmund Freud really felt was that in modern life people assign qualities to objects around them that may not exist there whatsoever. — DJ Spooky

One is called to live nonviolently, even if the change one works for seems impossible. — Daniel Berrigan

Toward the end of the first century A.D., a Confucian government minister had them once more abolished, declaring, Government sale of salt means competing with subjects for profit. These are not measures fit for wise rulers. — Mark Kurlansky

I don't believe that any question is too big, you simply have to tailor your answers. — Nina George

For me, a great story is one in which the protagonist faces unimaginable odds; where the stakes are high that failure constitutes a disaster. — Michael Boatman

I had to live this long, have the experiences I've had, to create what I do. I knew I wanted to write for years, but I had to be ready so I wouldn't blow it. The move to Maine was the final step. — Terry Goodkind