13 quotes
There are two varieties of men. Some understand 'some women', the others are those who simply 'understand women'.
Netzkarte (1981)
When people talk too fast the content becomes as superfluous as the speed.
The Discovery of Slowness (1983)
If there had been no war, perhaps I would have already discovered a lot by now.
The Discovery of Slowness (1983)
The most distant mountains, like himself, just stood there and gazed.
The Discovery of Slowness (1983)
The world is full of important ideas, but I'll follow my own mind.
The Discovery of Slowness (1983)
Now everything would be different; a little today, all of it tomorrow.
The Discovery of Slowness (1983)
I'm not afraid because I can only imagine nothingness as rather quiet.
The Discovery of Slowness (1983)
John always went over the time limit and then answered one or two earlier questions unexpectedly, out of order, for nothing could prevent him from solving a problem, even if it had already become inappropriate.
The Discovery of Slowness (1983)
Large animals, John thought, move more slowly than mice and wasps. Perhaps he was secretly a giant.
The Discovery of Slowness (1983)
How did Tom get there? Again, a piece of time had dropped out.
The Discovery of Slowness (1983)
'History is intercourse with greatness and duration. It allows us to rise above time.' ...that was tempting. But he couldn't earn any money with it.
The Discovery of Slowness (1983)
The spirit of history can't be caught in pictures. ...History, seriously pursued, belongs in the realm of uncertainty. A picture is a certainty.
The Discovery of Slowness (1983)
The game went on. John had understood nothing. Everything was too fast: the game, the other's talk, the goings-on in the street...
The Discovery of Slowness (1983)