It is nearly always the most improbable things that really come to pass.
E. T. A. Hoffmann Quotes
How prone poor Humanity is to dam up the minutest remnants of its freedom, and build an artificial roof to prevent it looking up to the clear blue sky.
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| Birth: | 24th January, 1776 |
| Death: | 25th June, 1822 |
| Nationality: | German |
| Profession: | Author, Critic |
About
Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann was a German Romantic author of fantasy and horror, a jurist, composer, music critic, draftsman and caricaturist. His stories form the basis of Jacques Offenbach's famous opera The Tales of Hoffmann, in which Hoffman appears as the hero. He is also the author of the novella The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, on which the famous ballet The Nutcracker is based.
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