“Man was entering under false pretenses the sphere of incredible facilities, acquired too cheaply, below cost price, almost for nothing, and the disproportion between outlay and gain, the obvious fraud on nature, the excessive payment for a trick of genius, had to be offset by self-parody.” MenSelfGeniusCostGainsIncrediblesObviousTricksFraudSpheresEnteringPaymentFacilityPretenseParody Book:The street of crocodiles and other stories Source: The street of crocodiles and other stories
“So, it comes to pass that, when we pursue an inquiry beyond a certain depth, we step out of the field of psychological categories and enter the sphere of the ultimate mysteries of life. The floorboards of the soul, to which we try to penetrate, fan open and reveal the starry firmament.” TryingSoulCertainStepsMysteryFansFieldsUltimateDepthPursuePsychologicalCategoriesSpheresInquiryPenetrateMystery Of LifeFirmament Book:Letters and drawings of Bruno Schulz: with selected prose Source: Letters and drawings of Bruno Schulz: with selected prose
