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Clockmaker Herr Thiessen was commissioned by Ethan Burris to design a dreamlike clock to stand in the center of Le Cirque des Rêves. Thiessen designs the clock without knowing where it will be used, and only sees his creation four years later in France, when he attends the circus. Thiessen is so inspired by his visit that he writes a newspaper column about Le Cirque des Rêves, which is subsequently translated and published throughout Europe. He and other fans begin to follow the circus around the world, donning black and white clothes with a distinctive red scarf and calling themselves revêurs. At the same time, he begins a correspondence with a young woman, who he only finds out later is Celia Bowen, and the two become close friends. Thiessen dies tragically at Le Cirque des Rêves, when Chandresh Lefevre throws a knife through a crowd of circus-goers in an attempt to kill Mr. A.H. and misses, tragically killing the clockmaker instead.
Friedrick Thiessen Quotes in The Night Circus
The The Night Circus quotes below are all either spoken by Friedrick Thiessen or refer to Friedrick Thiessen. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Part 3: Intersections
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“I tried. I thought I might be able to fix it. I’ve known him so long. That maybe it would be like setting a clock to make it tick again. I knew exactly what was wrong but I couldn’t make it right. He was so familiar but it… it didn’t work.”
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Part 4: Incendiary
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“You said there was a rule about interference.”
“Interfering with you or your opponent. I can interfere with anyone else as much as I please.”
“Your interfering got Friedrick killed!”
“There are other clockmakers in the world.”
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Friedrick Thiessen Quotes in The Night Circus
The The Night Circus quotes below are all either spoken by Friedrick Thiessen or refer to Friedrick Thiessen. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Part 3: Intersections
Quotes
“I tried. I thought I might be able to fix it. I’ve known him so long. That maybe it would be like setting a clock to make it tick again. I knew exactly what was wrong but I couldn’t make it right. He was so familiar but it… it didn’t work.”
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Part 4: Incendiary
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“You said there was a rule about interference.”
“Interfering with you or your opponent. I can interfere with anyone else as much as I please.”
“Your interfering got Friedrick killed!”
“There are other clockmakers in the world.”
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