Nietzsche's Typewriter

Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 9:15PM
Nicholas Monsour in Ephemera, Malling-Hansen writing ball, Media, Nietzsche, Philology

THE WRITING BALL IS A THING LIKE ME: MADE OF IRON

YET EASILY TWISTED ON JOURNEYS.

PATIENCE AND TACT ARE REQUIRED IN ABUNDANCE

AS WELL AS FINE FINGERS TO USE US."

— Friedrich Nietzsche, on February 16th 1882

Article originally appeared on NICHOLAS MONSOUR (http://nicholasmonsour.squarespace.com/).