There can be no Creator, simply because his grief at the fate of his creation would be inconceivable and unendurable.
Elias CanettiI cannot become modest; too many things burn in me; the old solutions are falling apart; nothing has been done yet with the new ones. So I begin, everywhere at once, as if I had a century ahead of me.
Elias CanettiAdults find pleasure in deceiving a child. They consider it necessary, but they also enjoy it. The children very quickly figure it out and then practice deception themselves.
Elias CanettiIt is important to say all the great thoughts again, without knowing that they have already been said.
Elias Canetti