The paranoiac is the exact image of the ruler. The only difference is their position in the world. One might even think the paranoiac the more impressive of the two because he is sufficient unto himself and cannot be shaken by failure.
Elias Canetti
The fear of burglars is not only the fear of being robbed, but also the fear of a sudden and unexpected clutch out of the darkness.
Elias Canetti
The process of writing has something infinite about it. Even though it is interrupted each night, it is one single notation.
Elias Canetti
The process of writing has something infinite about it. Even though it is interrupted each night, it is one single notation.
Elias Canetti
There is no doubt: the study of man is just beginning, at the same time that his end is in sight.
Elias Canetti
It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.