I am unpacking my library. Yes I am. The books are not yet on the shelves, not yet touched by the mild boredom of order.
Walter BenjaminHow many cities have revealed themselves to me in the marches I undertook in the pursuit of books!
Walter BenjaminDeath is the sanction of everything that the storyteller can tell. He has borrowed his authority from death.
Walter BenjaminNo poem is intended for the reader, no picture for the beholder, no symphony for the listener.
Walter Benjamin