Quote by Thomas Mann

Beauty can pierce one like pain.

Beauty can pierce one like pain.

Summary

This quote suggests that the experience of beauty can be so profound and intense that it can have a similar effect to that of pain. It implies that beauty has the power to deeply affect and touch individuals on an emotional level, to the point where it may even be felt as a sensation akin to pain. This statement captures the idea that beauty, like pain, has the ability to provoke strong and visceral reactions within us.

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Beauty Pain

By Thomas Mann

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