It is, all in all, a historic error to believe that the master makes the school; the students make it!
Robert MusilA politician who climbs high over the bodies of the slain is described as vile or great according to the degree of his success.
Robert MusilWriting [for the novelist] is not an activity, but a condition. That is why one simply can't resume the work when one has a job and a free half-day. Reading is the conveyance of this condition.
Robert MusilAn impractical man--which he not only seems to be, but really is--will always be unreliable and unpredictable in his dealings with others. He will engage in actions that mean something else to him than to others, but he is at peace with himself about everything as long as he can make it all come together in a fine idea.
Robert Musil