"Not the goal of reaching an individual benefit through writing; not the vanity of seeing yourself past among authors; it is not the ambition to outdo others, not these personal interests that give you the right of entry into literature. Only the impersonal enthusiasm for what you know to be true in your thinking, that alone puts the mark of the called on your forehead.
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Not the goal of reaching an individual benefit through writing; not the vanity of seeing yourself past among authors; it is not the ambition to outdo others, not these personal interests that give you the right of entry into literature. Only the impersonal enthusiasm for what you know to be true in your thinking, that alone puts the mark of the called on your forehead.
""Nu scopul de a ajunge la un folos individual prin scriere; nu deșertăciunea de a te vedea trecut printre autori; nu ambițiunea de a întrece pe alții nu aceste interese personale îți dau dreptul de intrare în literatură. Numai entuziasmul impersonal pentru ceea ce știi că este adevărat în gândirea ta, numai acesta îți pune pe frunte semnul celor chemați."