Letter from Egon Schiele to Gertrude Peschka, 23rd Nov. 1914

Translation of the Transcription:

23rd November 1914.

Dear Gerti,
We are living in the most violent time that the world has ever seen – We have grown accustomed to all the hardship – hundreds of thousands of people are going down miserably – we each have to suffer our fate living or dying – we have become hard and fearless. Everything before 1914 belongs to another world, – thus, we will always be looking to the future, – those who are hopeless belong to the dying, – we must be ready to bear anything that life brings us. And just like the sun comes out after a storm, we too will see the sun.
I wish this bliss to you as your brother
Egon Schiele