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“Today I know that all things are watching, that nothing goes unseen, that even wallpaper has a better memory than human beings.”

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Gunter Grass

German novelist, poet, playwright, and painter. Known for his unique literary style and profound reflections on German history. His works include 'The Tin Drum' and 'Cat and Mouse', among others. more

“Those candle flames were like the lives of men. So fragile. So deadly. Left alone, they lit and warmed. Let run rampant, they would destroy the very things they were meant to illuminate. Embryonic bonfires, each bearing a seed of destruction so potent it could tumble cities and dash kings to their knees.”

Men Running Left Cities Kings Destruction Seeds Knees Flames Warmth Fragile Candle Lit Left Alone Bonfire

Book:The Way of Kings

Source: The Way of Kings

“Sometimes we behave as though there was something more important than life. But what?”

Life Important Sometimes Acceptance Intention Behave

Author:Antoine de Saint-Exupery

“Her concern with landscapes and living creatures was passionate. This concern, feebly called, "the love of nature" seemed to Shevek to be something much broader than love. There are souls, he thought, whose umbilicus has never been cut. They never got weaned from the universe. They do not understand death as an enemy; they look forward to rotting and turning into humus. It was strange to see Takver take a leaf into her hand, or even a rock. She became an extension of it, it of her.”

Looks Soul Hands Universe Enemy Cutting Rocks Strange Creatures Concern Passionate Landscape Extensions Leafs Living Creatures Rotting Nature Love

Author:Ursula K. Le Guin

“History is not our guide, it is not our friend. It is a passing stranger, one which shadows legend, sprinkling it with the seeds of truth.”

Shadow Stranger Seeds Guides Passing Passings Legends

Book:Cast in Shadow

Source: Cast in Shadow

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