Decay Quote by Robert Musil

“Every word wants to be taken literally, else it decays into a lie. But one mustn't take any word literally, else the world becomes a madhouse.” quote by Robert Musil — Download Open image

“Every word wants to be taken literally, else it decays into a lie. But one mustn't take any word literally, else the world becomes a madhouse.”

Robert Musil

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