Whoever writes in blood and aphorisms does not want

to be read but to be learned by heart. In the mountains

the shortest way is from peak to peak:

but for that one must have long legs. Aphorisms should be peaks–

and those who are addressed, tall and lofty. The air is

thin and pure, danger near, and the spirit full of gay

sarcasm: these go well together. I want to have goblins

around me, for I am courageous. Courage that puts

ghosts to flight creates goblins for itself: courage wants

to laugh. -FN