A Line from “Damien” by Hermann Hesse

So I recently got a new fountain pen and I’ve been asking other writers to send me their favorite passages of fiction to copy by hand. Of course, being writers (who don’t listen well), most of them sent me passages from essays, poems and plays instead. Oh well.

Here’s one as requested by William S., in the Facebook Writers Group, “The Write Life Community”:

First, in its original language…

Now, in the translated English…

Here are the rest of them if you’re curious:
http://www.garagefiction.com/category/blog/absurdities/ink-rock/