“Only those could maintain certainty who were themselves of great permanence – like the stars, the mountains and the sea. And they in turn possessed no words with which to tell what they had come to know from their long existence.” — Sten Nadolny Copy Share Image
“Recognizing isn't at all like seeing; the two often don't even agree.” — Sten Nadolny Copy Share Image
“There are two kinds: an eye for details, which discovers new things, and a fixed look that follows only a ready-made plan and speeds… — Sten Nadolny Copy Share Image
“This gigantic figure grew effortlessly in his dream, emerging from the deceptively eternal expanse of the horizon; it was like a truth that would… — Sten Nadolny Copy Share Image
“That’s because the most competent among them will always try to change that small part of the world which they know. One of these… — Sten Nadolny Copy Share Image
“Listening to Aunt Eliza, one could learn that when people talk too fast the content becomes as superfluous as the speed.” — Sten Nadolny Copy Share Image
“On Sunday, May 23rd, 1819, all of our people embarked..." "Our people?" But they went on board themselves, not just some other people that… — Sten Nadolny Copy Share Image
“Only those could maintain certainty who were themselves of great permanence – like the stars, the mountains and the sea.” — Sten Nadolny Copy Share Image
“Only those could maintain certainty who were themselves of great permanence – like the stars, the mountains and the sea. And they in turn… — Sten Nadolny Copy Share Image
“Nothing can be predicted. Nobody can give a reason why something happened in this way and not in another. Stronger than all predictions are… — Sten Nadolny Copy Share Image
“Scrutinise three times; act once. Young people don’t always grasp this. Being slow and faultless is better than being quick and final.” — Sten Nadolny Copy Share Image
“When somebody says something that’s correct, he has no need to look good.” — Sten Nadolny Copy Share Image
“All at once John was strong enough to bear the impatience of others, and with that the game was at an end. He moved… — Sten Nadolny Copy Share Image
