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If there had been no war, perhaps I would have already discovered a lot by now.

— Sten Nadolny The Discovery of Slowness (1983)

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There are two varieties of men. Some understand 'some women', the others are those who simply 'understand women'.

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When people talk too fast the content becomes as superfluous as the speed.

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.

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