Human beings ought not to draw in their antennae at every ungentle touch, like supersensitive insects. E. T. A. Hoffmann More Quotes by E. T. A. Hoffmann More Quotes From E. T. A. Hoffmann As the priest is characterized by his cassock, so the smoker by his pipe. The way in which he holds it, raises it to his lips, and knocks out the ashes, reveals his personality, habits, passions, and even his thoughts. E. T. A. Hoffmann passion personality smoking
