Elias Canetti Quotes
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He sometimes tells himself that there is nothing more to be said, simply because he won’t get around to saying it.-How contemptible!
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One who, alone, would be unconquerable. But he weakens himself with allegiances.
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The once-seen does not exist yet. The always seen no longer exists.
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Relearn astonishment, stop grasping for knowledge, lose the habit of the past.
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You don’t have to know a philosopher’s every syllable to know why he rubs you the wrong way. You may know it best after a few of his sentences, and les and less well after that. The important thing is to see his web and move away before you tear it.
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Alles, was man vergessen hat, schreit im Traum um Hilfe.
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I repulse death with all my strength. If I accepted it, I would be a murderer.
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One should tell oneself how fruitful misunderstandings are. One shouldn’t despise them. One of the wisest people was a collector of misunderstandings.