A giving which gives only its gift, but in the giving holds itself back and withdraws, such a giving we call sending.

Thus "phenomenology" means αποφαινεσθαι τα φαινομενα -- to let that which shows itself be seen from itself in the very way in which it shows itself from itself.

truth is that which makes a people certain, clear, and strong.

Dwelling is not primarily inhabiting but taking care of and creating that space within which something comes into its own and flourishes.

Language is the house of Being. In its home man dwells. Those who think and those who create with words are the guardians of this home.

To be a poet in a destitute time means: to attend, singing, to the trace of the fugitive gods. This is why the poet in the time of the world's night utters the holy.

There is no such thing as an empty word, only one that is worn out yet remains full.