Friedrich Hölderlin, He'erdelin wenji (Works of Holderlin) (Beijing: Commercial Press, 1999), p. 367, as quoted in Reflections on "Dream of the Red Chamber" (2008) by Liu Zaifu, p. 72

I discovered such a treasure house of human nature in a conversation I had with Goethe. It was the most enjoyable moment in my life.

— Friedrich Hölderlin

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

About Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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