The art of storytelling is reaching its end because the epic side of truth, wisdom, is dying out.
Walter BenjaminBooks, too, begin like the week – with a day of rest in memory of their creation. The preface is their Sunday.
Walter BenjaminIn other words, the unique value of the "authentic" work of art has its basis in ritual, the location of its original use value. This ritualistic basis, however remote, is still recognizable as secularized ritual even in the most profane forms of the cult of beauty.
Walter BenjaminYou could tell a lot about a man by the books he keeps - his tastes, his interest, his habits.
Walter Benjamin