“Of all that is written, I love only what a person hath written with his blood.”
- Source
- Thus Spake Zarathustra
- Date
- 1883–1885
- English wording
- Thomas Common — Translator · from German
Meaning of “Of all that is written, I love only…”
Writing matters most here when it carries lived commitment and experience rather than remaining detached, ornamental, or merely second-hand.
Where does it come from?
Thus Spake Zarathustra, “Reading and Writing,” Thomas Common translation.