“Each morning the day lies like a fresh shirt on our bed; this incomparably fine, incomparably tightly woven tissue of pure prediction fits us perfectly. The happiness of the next twenty-four hours depends on our ability, on waking, to pick it up.”
Quote by Walter Benjamin
Work
Reflections: essays, aphorisms, autobiographical writing
This book is a compilation of reflective pieces that delve into the author's personal experiences, offering a blend of introspection and wisdom through various essay forms and pithy sayings. more
Author
Walter Benjamin
Walter Benjamin, born on July 15, 1892, and died on September 26, 1940, was a prominent German literary critic whose works profoundly influenced 20th-century literary criticism and cultural theory. more
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