"I am a solitary wave in the dark and desolate sea: and the sparkling glass I drank was drugged with misery."
Quotes by Adelbert von Chamisso
"What use would wings be to a man bound in iron fetters? They would only drive him to even greater despair."
"In Wirklichkeit war ich schon wach, aber ich hielt noch die Augen zu, um die Traaumgestalten noch länger vor meiner Seele zu behalten."
Adelbert von ChamissoAdelbert von Chamisso (German pronunciation: [ˈaːdl̩bɛʁt fɔn ʃaˈmɪso]; 30 January 1781 – 21 August 1838) was a German poet, writer and botanist. He was commonly known in French as Adelbert de Chamisso...
