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Look at all this
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Look at all this

"Look at all this," she said, as we took in the softly-fading summer. "Life here is so good, why would the Germans want to share it with anyone else? Why would they want to share it with us? They want to keep it for themselves." --
17 Dec 2024
Who is awake?

Who is awake?

At me too someone is looking, of me too someone is saying, He is sleeping. He knows nothing, let him sleep on. from "Waiting for Godot", Samuel Beckett
08 Jun 2016
Suchen und Finden
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Suchen und Finden

Wenn jemand sucht [...], dann geschieht es leicht, daß sein Auge nur noch das Ding sieht, das er sucht, daß er nichts zu finden, nichts in sich einzulassen vermag, weil er nur immer an das Gesuchte denkt, weil er ein Ziel hat, weil er vom Ziel besessen ist. Suchen heißt: ein
10 Jun 2015 1 min read
The archer

The archer

If an archer is shooting for nothing, he has all his skill If he shoots for a brass buckle, he is already nervous. If he shoots for a prize of gold he goes blind. The prize divides, him he cares more for winning than for shooting And the need to
28 May 2015
phantasie
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phantasie

Phantasie ist wichtiger als Wissen, denn Wissen ist begrenzt. — Albert Einstein
22 Apr 2015
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