Heinrich von Kleist Professions : Poet Born : October 18, 1777 Died : November 21, 1811 Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by Heinrich von Kleist We must make a journey around the world to see if a back door has perhaps been left open. Heinrich von Kleist journey doors world To live in a place where I am not, and in a time that is either past or not yet come. Heinrich von Kleist past In Santiago, the capital of the kingdom of Chile, at the moment of the great earthquake of 1647 in which many thousands lost their lives, a young Spaniard called Jeronimo Rugera was standing beside one of the pillars in the prison to which he had been committed on a criminal charge, and he was about to hang himself. Heinrich von Kleist pillars criminals earthquakes I write only because I cannot stop. Heinrich von Kleist writing Similar Authors Abdellatif Laabi poet Ihara Saikaku poet Abram Joseph Ryan poet Ingeborg Bachmann poet Izumi Shikibu poet Bion of Smyrna poet All Authors
