men with a time machine
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Here's from the Dalton translation of his book:
2.1 SKILL AS AN ARCHITECT
And now here I was, for the second time in this beautiful city, impatiently waiting to hear the result of the entrance exam but confident of success. I was so convinced that, when the news came that I had failed, it struck me like a bolt from the blue. Yet that's what happened. I went to see the Rector and asked him why they refused to accept me as a student in the general School of Painting, which was part of the Academy. He said that my sketches unquestionably showed that ***painting was not what I was suited for, but rather that they gave clear indications of my aptitude for architectural design.***
Therefore the place for me was the School of Architecture, which also formed part of the Academy. At first it was impossible to understand this, seeing that I had never been to an architectural school and had never received any instruction in architectural design.
I was quite dejected when I left Hansen Palace, on Schillerplatz. I felt at odds with myself for the first time in my young life. Those words came like a lightning flash, one that revealed a longstanding conflict within myself. But until this point, I couldn't give a clear account of it.
Within a few days, ***I myself also realized that I would become an architect.***