The profoundest thoughts of the philosophers have something trickle about them. A lot disappears in order for something to suddenly appear in the palm of the hand.
Elias CanettiIt is only in a crowd that man can become free of this fear of being touched. That is the only situation in which the fear changes into its oppositeโฆ The reversal of fear of being touched belongs to the nature of crowds. The feeling of relief is most striking where the density of the crowd is greatest
Elias CanettiIt is important to say all the great thoughts again, without knowing that they have already been said.
Elias Canetti