"Even in the depths of sleep, in which he had to satisfy his need for protection and love by curling himself up into a trembling ball, he could not rid himself of the feeling of loneliness and homelessness."

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Source : Bruno Schulz, Jonathan Safran Foer, David Goldfarb (2008). “The street of crocodiles and other stories”, Penguin Classics

Bruno Schulz

#Loneliness Quotes #Sleep Quotes #Feelings Quotes

“My films are therapy for my debilitating depression. In institutions people weave baskets. I make films.”
“From his style, youâ€™d think Jason Brannon was the dark double of Ray Bradbury. He cares more about character and realism than most writers Iâ€™ve read and his plots flow like well-orchestrated music. Indeed, Brannonâ€™s writing has a classical feel, reminiscent of the best traditional work in the genre, even when heâ€™s going for gut-wrenching terror and torture in-extremis.”
“I have noticed that the Universe loves gratitude. The more grateful you are, the more goodies you get. When I say 'goodies', I don't mean only material things. I mean all the people, places and experiences that make life so wonderfully worth living.”
“What makes us human, I think, is an ability to ask questions, a consequence of our sophisticated spoken language.”
“The key to hitting is just plain working at it. Work, that's the real secret.”
“Neckties satisfy modern man's desire to dress in art.”
“I've always wanted to be psychoanalyzed in a den of iniquity.”
“Art is not vague production, transitory and isolated, but a power which must be directed to the improvement and refinement of the human soul.”

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