Männerbund

In Eumeswil, Ernst Jünger likens the writing of history to placing flowers on a grave—a beautiful but ultimately transient act.

“Time is the great—indeed, the only—source of the tragic. To overcome time is the great task, one that can be approached only through symbols. Time prevails; it cannot itself be overcome.” — Ernst Jünger, Autor und Autorschaft.

Napoleon.

“Year after year, I was increasingly burdened by a sorrow that Hölderlin attributes to Hyperion: the feeling of being a stranger in one’s own homeland. This is borne out by the scars and stigmata, both of mind and body, left by an unhappy yet indelible love—love for the people, and not for political faction.” — Ernst J…

“Why was the true means of expression denied to me? I am made for seeing. My memory clings only to the visual, to such a degree that I retain melodies only when I have played the notes. I believe I might have become a painter of rank, had I been led in that direction in my early years. A solitary brooder, shy of men, w…