Ludwig Tieck

“ Oh, who then is close to my heart, if he is a stranger to me? May your tongue cause you endless torment for saying such a thing, which it grieves my heart to hear. How could he be a stranger to me? For then I would be a stranger to myself, since he is nothing but what am I; and I can only be to him what he is to me? My breath, my spirit, my life, everything, I owe it all to him. My heart has not belonged to me since I first met him. Oh, dear Gertrude, the whole immeasurable world would mean nothing to me if he were merely a stranger?
Gertraud comforted her, and the princess went to bed ”

“ If your soul mate does not love you,
Your only fate is the bitter death of the invalid.
This song moved Magelone. She read it over and over again; it was as though all her own feelings were being reflected back to her by an echo. She looked at the precious ring, and implored her nurse to go to the knight and exchange it for another jewel. Her nurse was grieved when she saw that the princess's heart had been so completely conquered by love, and said:
— My child, it grieves me deeply that you wish to give yourself so willingly and completely to a stanger. ”

“ The young never know how to help themselves, but I can give you good advice.
When the princess heard these kind words of her nurse, she grew in confidence and trust, and said:
— Gertrude, have you noticed the unknown knight with the silver keys? Surely you have seen him, for he is the only one who is worthy of remark; all the rest served only to magnify his glory and reflect the sunshine of fame onto him, while they remained in obscurity. He is the only true man among them, the handsomest youth, the bravest hero. ”